Areport 18

ANNUAL
REPORT
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National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)

(Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India)
ANNUAL REPORT
2018-19
Resilient India - Disaster free India
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT

A-Wing, 4th Floor, NDCC-II Building, Jai Singh Road, New Delhi - 110001
Website : https://nidm.gov.in
Annual Report of NIDM 2018-19
© NIDM, New Delhi
Published by
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT
(Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India),
New Delhi - 110001
National Institute of Disaster Management
“To be a premier Institute

of excellence for training
and research on disaster
VISION risk mitigation and

management in India and to
be recognized as one of the
leading institutions at the
international level in the field.
To strive relentlessly towards
making a disaster free India
by developing and promoting
a culture of prevention and
preparedness at all levels”
Annual Report 2018-19
Contents
1. Overview 1-5
1.1 About the Institute 3
1.2 Management Structure 3
1.3 Vision 3
1.4 Mission 4
1.5 Functions 4
1.6 Thrust Areas 5
2. Organizational Structure 7-14
2.1 Organizational Structure 9
2.2 General Administration 13
2.3 Progressive use of Hindi 14
3. Training Programmes 15-20
3.1 Objectives 17
3.2 Training Programmes Conducted 17
3.3 Training Methodology 19
3.4 Profile of Participants 19
3.5 Online Training Programmes 19
3.6 Self Study Programme 20
3.7 Internship Programme 20
4. Projects 21-32
4.1 Policy Document on Climate Change & Disaster Management (MOEFCC-NIDM) 23
4.2 Child Centric Disaster Risk Reduction (CC-DRR) Unit NIDM-Southern Campus 24
4.3 National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP) 25
4.4 Post Disaster Need Assessment Study for India (PDNA) 27
4.5 NIDM-JNU Disaster Research Programme (DRP) 27
4.6 Infrastructure (Rohini & Southern Campus) 31
5. Knowledge Management and Awareness ActivitIES 33-38
5.1 India Disaster Resource Network (IDRN) 35
5.2 Documentation and Publications 36
5.3 NIDM Trainee Database 36
5.4 Information Dissemination : Information, Education and Communication (IEC) 36
materials
6. Major Events/Workshops/ Conferences/ Seminars 39-65
(National & International)
6.1.1 Academic Seminar on “Industrial/Chemical Risk Management Strategies” by 41

Prof. Jao Jia Horng, National Yunlin University of S&T, Taiwan
6.1.2 Special Center for Disaster Research (SCDR)-JNU-NIDM National Workshop 41

on Early Warning System and Resilience to Floods: Regional Cooperation and
Coordination
6.1.3 National Workshop on “Forging Partnerships: Capacity Building for Disaster 42
Risks Reduction (DRR)”
6.1.4 NIDM initiated ‘Lecture Series’ in field of Disaster Management 42
6.1.5 National Training Workshop on “Prime Minister’s Agenda 10 : Disaster 43
Management Plans of Central Ministries / Departments
6.1.6 NIDM Lecture Series - 2 on “Himalayas and Challenges of Disaster Risk 43
Management”
6.1.7 Lecture Series - 3 on “Reservoir Operations in the context of Flood Risk 43
Management”
6.1.8 Workshop on “Ethics & Values” 45
6.1.9 International Workshop on Sustainable Development Goals, Governance and 46
Disasters
6.1.10 National Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction of Historic Cities: 48
A Framework for Building Resilience
6.1.11 NIDM Lecture Series-4 on “Watershed Approach to Disaster Management” 49
6.1.12 International Workshop on Landslides Risk Management and Mitigation 51
6.1.13 International workshop on Reinforcing Costal Zone Disaster Management: 52
Saving Lives, Habitats and Livelihood of People
(India & Costal Neighborhood countries)
6.1.14 Disaster Management in Chemical Process Industrial Complexes – 2018 52
6.1.15 Media Workshop on “Role of Media in Disaster Management” 53
6.1.16 Media & Disaster Conference at The Constitution Club of India, 54
New Delhi
6.1.17 4th World Congress on Disaster Management 55
6.2 Meetings & Other Activities 56

6.2.1 Eco-DRR Centre of Maharashtra Government: DPR Consultation to Finance 56
Minister
6.2.2 Project Management Committee (PMC) Meeting 56
6.2.3 Promotion of DRR: Meeting with AICTE Chairman at New Delhi 56
6.2.4 Project Management Committee (PMC) Meeting 57
6.2.5 Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) Executive Director Visit to NIDM: 57
Opening Ties to Go Asia-Pacific and Beyond
6.2.6 Institute of Social & Environment Transition (ISET)-USA President meets ED, 58
NIDM: Reviving Research Collaboration
6.2.7 Prime Minister’s Agenda 10: Role of Universities in Disaster Risk Management 58
(DRM): Meeting with University Grant Commission
(UGC) Chairman
6.2.8 Hon’ble Vice-President Sh. M. Venkaiah Naidu laying the foundation-stone for 58
the Southern campus
6.2.9 Kerala Visit Report of NIDM Team 59
6.2.10 Swachhta Pakhwada 60
6.2.11 Educational visit of students from Government Homeopathic Medical College, 60

Thiruvananthapuram
6.2.12 Meeting with the World Resource Institute (WRI) 60
6.2.13 NIDM Librarian participated in “National Convention on Knowledge Library and 61
Information Networking (NACLIN)
6.2.14 NIDM & National Institute of Hydrology (NIH) Roorkee signs Memorandum of 61
Understanding (MoU)
6.2.15 A Reconnaissance Report on Capacity Assessment of Kerala State 62
for Landslides Risk Reduction and Management
6.2.16 NIDM and Forest Research Institute (FRI) signs Memorandum of Understanding 62
6.2.17 NIDM observed the “Vigilance Awareness Week” 63
6.2.18 NIDM observed “Rashtriya Ekta Diwas” 63
6.2.19 NIDM and Andhra University signs Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) 63
6.2.20 NIDM Participated in Climate Jamboree at Tyagraj Stadium, New Delhi 63
6.2.21 NIDM and NIT Karnataka at Surathkal Signs Memorandum of Understanding 64
(MoU)
6.2.22 International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) Meetings, International 64
Programme on Landslides (IPL ) Symposium and Preparatory
Meetings of World Landslide Forum (WLF) 5 at Kyoto, Japan
6.2.23 Educational Visit of the Students of the St. Stephens’ 65
Hospital College of Nursing
6.2.24 UGC Working Group Meetings to Develop the Module Curriculum 65
7. Finances and Accounts 67-92
Audited Report along with the Balance Sheet 69
8. Annexures 93-102
8.1 Annexure-I : List of Members of the Institute Body 95
8.2 Annexure-II : List of Members of the Governing Body of the Institute 97
8.3 Annexure-III : List of Training Programmes Conducted by NIDM 98
(Face-to-Face & Online)
8.4 Annexure-IV : List of Interns Engaged during 2018 102
Abbreviations & ACRONYMS
ADRC Asian Disaster Reduction Center

ADPC Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
AICTE All India Council for Technical Education
ATC Annual Training Conference
APHRDI Andhra Pradesh Human Resource Development Institute
ATI Administrative Training Institute
BMTPC Building Material and Technology Promotion Council
CCDRR Child Centered Disaster Risk Reduction
C-DAC Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
CWC Central Water Commission
DELNET Developing Library Network
DST Department of Science and Technology
DMC Disaster Management Centre
DRR Disaster Risk Reduction
DRM Disaster Risk Management
DRP Disaster Research Programme
EAS-ERR East Asia Summit-Earthquake Risk Reduction
ekDRM Environmental Knowledge for Disaster Risk Management
FRI Forest Research Institute
GFDRR Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
GITAM Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management,
ICSSR Indian Council of Social Science Research
ICL International Consortium on Landslides
ISET Institute of Social & Environment Transition
IDKN India Disaster Knowledge Network
IDRN India Disaster Resource Network
IIPA Indian Institute of Public Administration
IIRS Indian Institute of Remote Sensing
IMD India Meteorological Department
INGOs International Non-Governmental Organizations
JNU Jawaharlal Nehru University
MHA Ministry of Home Affairs
MHRD Ministry of Human Resource Development

MoEF & CC Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change
MoU Memorandum of Understanding
NDMA National Disaster Management Authority
NDRF National Disaster Response Force
NIH National Institute of Hydrology
NEC National Executive Committee
NGO Non-governmental Organization
NCRMP National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project
NACLIN National Convention on Knowledge Library and Information Networking
NIDM National Institute of Disaster Management
NIRD National Institute of Rural Development
OPAC Online Public Access Catalogues
PDNA Post Disaster Needs Assessment
PMC Project Management Committee
PSU Public Sector Undertaking
SCDR Special Centre for Disaster Research
SDMA State Disaster Management Authority
SDMC SAARC Disaster Management Centre
ToT Training of Trainers
ToS Training of Stakeholders
TNA Training Needs Analysis
UGC Universities Grant Commission
UN United Nations
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNICEF United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
UN-SPIDER United Nations Platform for Space-Based Information for
Disaster Management and Emergency Response
USAID United States Agency for International Development
WRI World Resource Institute
WB World Bank
From the Desk of Executive Director

India has won international accolades for reducing loss of life due to frequent and powerful cyclones
hitting the Indian Ocean. It has been made possible by its accurate and timely early warning system
and well targeted evacuation plan. The country’s approach towards reducing casualties in extreme
weather events is a major contribution towards the implementation of Sendai Framework for Disaster
Risk Reduction. It reflects positively on our level of preparedness when we lost over 10,000 lives in
the Odisha super cyclone way back in 1999.
As per the Disaster Management Act, 2005 NIDM has been entrusted with the mandate for
building capacity of the country for a disaster resilient nation. The Institute focuses on creating and
strengthening the capacities of other organizations to plan, implement and manage policies and
programmes aimed at achieving disaster resilience in their domains. Individuals and institutions are
the repositories of national capacities. Thus, building national capacity will involve building capacity
of the human skills and knowledge and institutional resources in the public, private and voluntary
sectors in the country.
As I write this message, I feel happy when I reflect on the accomplishments made by the Institute
for the past year under the able leadership of Shri B.H Anil Kumar, IAS (02.04.18-27.11.18), Ms Rajni
Sekhri Sibbal, IAS, then the Additional Secretary, Disaster Management and who was in charge
NIDM (27.11.18-12.03.18) and Shri Sanjeev Jindal, Joint Secretary, Disaster Management, who was
also in charge of the Institute (12.03.18-31.05.19). Their able guidance was instrumental in steering
the Institute towards its achievements. They have handed over their legacy of capacity building
initiatives which I am expected to take forward. We are on a steady path and the intensity of our
efforts to reach the most vulnerable and marginalised sections of the society tends to increase with
the passage of time. We have also focused our efforts not only on building the capacities of our
nation, but also on the challenges presented by new developments.
I would like to take this opportunity of presenting an overview of our activities in 2018-19 hoping that
it will provide you with new insights into the work of our Institute. This Annual Report documents
our evolution and our strategic objectives. We will continue to strive relentlessly in our pursuit to
give the country a safe living and a future to look forward to.
(Maj Gen Manoj Kumar Bindal)

VSM
Executive Director, NIDM

Brief Profile of Executive Directors of NIDM during

(01/04/2018-31/03/2019)
Shri B. H. Anil Kumar is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer of 1987

batch from Karnataka cadre. While working for Government of Karnataka at various
positions during 1987 to 2013, he handled different assignments like Land Revenue
& Management, Urban Development, Human Resource Development, Social
Justice & Empowerment, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Commerce,
Transport, Agriculture & Cooperation, etc. He also worked as Managing Director of
Karnataka Soaps & Detergents Ltd., Mysore Paper Mills Ltd. and Karnataka State
Road Development Corporation. He was also appointed as Chief Project Officer in
Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project (K-Ship). Prior to joining in NIDM,
B.H. Anil Kumar, IAS
he worked as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises,
Executive Director, NIDM
(02.04.2018 to 27.11.2018) Government of India on central deputation since October 2013.
Ms Rajni Sekhri Sibal is an Indian Administrative Service officer currently posted as

Secretary in the Dept. of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, and Animal Husbandry &
Dairying, Government of India. She has worked as a civil servant at the implementation
as well as public policy formulation levels in various fields including: Education,
Rural Development, Environment, Urban Development, Finance and Budgeting.
She worked at the cutting edge as a Sub Divisional Officer-cum-Magistrate and a
Collector-cum-District Magistrate in poor and backward regions of the country. She
has also worked as Senior Deputy Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy
Rajni Sekhri Sibal, IAS of Administration, where she was responsible for capacity building of IAS officers
AS(DM) MHA cum and senior civil servants. She has done her schooling from Welham Girls School,
Executive Director (I/c)
(27.11.2018 to 12.03.2019)
Dehradun and is a Bachelor of Science, and has a Masters degree in Psychology as
well as in Economics from the Punjab University. She was the first lady to top the All
India Civil Services Examination in the year 1986.She is the recipient of the “Indian of the Year 2013” Award in
the category “Unsung Hero” for courage and commitment. She is credited with several published articles and
has authored three books: ‘Inspections and Tours: A handbook on Monitoring’; ‘Clouds End and Beyond’- an
anthology of verses and ‘Kamadhenu: Cows of India’ a coffee table book.
Shri Sanjeev Kumar Jindal is working as Joint Secretary in charge of Disaster

Management Division in the Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi. During the last
two and half years, he had acquired practical experience in coordinating search and
rescue operations during various natural disasters in different states in the country
and in providing financial relief to the affected States. He has represented Government
of India at international events such as Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
(2017 and 2019), Asia-Ministerial Conference on DRR (2018) and had also organized
National Platform on DRR in 2017. He is a career civil servant with over 28 years of rich
and varied experience in different Ministries / Departments of Government of India;
Sh Sanjeev Kumar Jindal such as Ministry of Finance, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Department
JS (DM) MHA cum of Industrial, Policy and Promotion, Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry of
Executive Director (I/c) Food Processing Industries besides working in Prasar Bharti, Post Graduate Institute
(12.03.2019 to 31.5.2019)
of Education & Research and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
ChapteR 1
Overview
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Chapter 1: Overview
1.1. About the Institute

National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) constituted on 30.10.20061 under the Disaster
Management Act 2005 has been entrusted with the responsibility for planning and promoting
training and research in the area of disaster management, documentation and development of
national level information base relating to disaster management policies, prevention mechanism
and mitigation measures2. Re-designated from the National Centre for Disaster Management of the
Indian Institute of Public Administration on 16th October 2003, NIDM is steadily marching towards
the mission of making a disaster resilient India by developing and promoting a culture of prevention
and preparedness at all levels.
1.2 Management Structure

As per National Institute of Disaster Management Rules 2006, the Institute consists of 42 members
comprising Secretaries of various Nodal Ministries/Departments of Government of India and State
Governments, heads of relevant national level scientific, research and technical organizations,
besides eminent scholars, scientists and practitioners. Union Home Minister is the President of the
Institute. NIDM has been working within the broad policies and guidelines laid down by the National
Disaster Management Authority.
The Institute has a Governing Body of 15 members chaired by Vice Chairman of National Disaster
Management Authority and Home Secretary as Vice-chairman3. The Executive Director runs the day
to day administration of the Institute.
The Institute has following Academic Divisions
• Governance & Inclusive DRR Division (GIDRR)
• Disaster Response & Recovery Division (DRRD)
• Geo-Meteorological Risk Management Division (GMRD)
• Resilient Infrastructure Division (RIFD)
• CBRN and Cyber Risk Management Division (CRMD)
• Environmental Disaster Risk Management Division (EDRM)
Besides these divisions, Institute has 21 centres and 7 functional coordination cells.
1.3 Vision
To be a premier Institute of Excellence for training and research on disaster risk mitigation and
management in India and to be recognized as one of the leading Institutions at the international level
in the field. To strive relentlessly towards making a disaster free India by developing and promoting
a culture of prevention and preparedness at all levels4.
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NIDM has been constituted w.e.f. 30.10.2006 vide S.O. 1862(E) 3
Section 6 of NIDM Rules 2006
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The Disaster Management Act 2005, Section 42(8) 4
Second Management Committee Meeting
1.4 Mission
• To work as a think tank for the Government by providing assistance in policy formulation;
• To facilitate in reducing the incidences and impacts of disasters through:

� Planning and promoting training and capacity building services
� Research, documentation and development of national level information base
� System development and expertise promotion for effective disaster preparedness and
mitigation
� Promoting awareness and enhancing knowledge and skills of all stakeholders
� Strengthening institutional mechanisms for training and capacity building of all
stakeholders
� Networking and facilitating exchange of information, experience and expertise5
1.5 Functions
Under The Disaster Management Act 2005, the Institute, has been entrusted with the following
functions6:
• To develop training modules, undertake research and documentation in disaster

management and organize training programmes
• To formulate and implement a comprehensive human resource development plan covering

all aspects of disaster management
• To provide assistance in national level policy formulation
• To provide required assistance to the training and research institutes for development of
training and research programmes for various stakeholders
• To provide assistance to the State Government and State training institutes in the
formulation of State level policies, strategies, disaster management framework and any
other assistance as may be required for capacity building
• To develop educational materials for disaster management including academic and

professional courses
• To promote awareness among stakeholders including college or school teachers and

student, technical personnel and others associated with multi-hazard mitigation,
preparedness and response measures
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5
First Management Committee Meeting Agenda 6
The Disaster Management Act, Section 42(9)
• To undertake, organize and facilitate study courses, conferences, lecturers, seminars within
and outside the country to promote the aforesaid objectives
• To undertake and provide support for publication of journals, research papers and books
as well as establish and maintain libraries etc.
• To do all such other lawful things as are conducive or incidental to the attainment of the
above objects, and
• To undertake any other function as may be assigned to it by the Central Government.
1.6 Thrust Areas

1.6.1 Training
i. Face-to-Face Training: NIDM conducts both in-campus and off-campus training
programmes on various themes covering a wide range of subjects and sectors for
government officials and other stake holder.
ii. Web Based Online Training: The Institute conducts on-line training programmes on various
specialized subjects related to disaster management. Users can register and further use
online study portal.
iii. Self Study Courses: The Institute has introduced web based self study courses which
anyone from anywhere at any time can log on and can learn by going through the courses
1.6.2 Research & Documentation

NIDM documents major disasters taking place in the country to learn the lessons on its management
and use the case studies as resource materials for the training classes and simulation exercises.
1.6.3 Policy Studies & Support

NIDM being knowledge and research Institute provides support to MHA, NDMA and other
stakeholders in the preparation of national level guidelines, polices, and plans etc.
NIDM provides assistance to the State Governments and State Training Institutes in the formulation of
State level policies, strategies, disaster management framework and any other assistance as required
by them (State Governments or State Training Institutes) for capacity building of stakeholders.
1.6.4 Knowledge Integration

NIDM has been performing knowledge integration through networking, collaboration with a number
of National and International level scientific, technical and other specialized organizations on
programme based activities for training, research, documentation etc.
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ChapteR 2
Organizational
Setup
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Chapter 2: Organizational Setup
The Union Home Minister is the President of the General Body of the Institute with Executive Director
as its Member Secretary.
The Institute comprises 42 Members which include secretaries of various nodal Ministries and
Departments of Government of India and State Governments and heads of national levels scientific,
research and technical organizations, besides eminent scholars, scientists and practitioners
(Annexure - I: List of Members of the Institute Body)
The Institute has a Governing Body chaired by Vice Chairman of National Disaster Management
Authority and Union Home Secretary is the Vice Chairman of the Governing Body of the Institute.
(Annexure - II: List of Members of the Governing body of the Institute)
The Institute has 6 divisions, and 21 specialized center supported by 7 functional coordination
cells. (Figure 2.1).
2.1. Organizational Structure

Executive Director
ACADEMIC DIVISIONS & SPECIALIZED CENTRES Joint Director
Governance & Geo-Meteorological Resillent Environmental Disaster

inclusive DRR Disaster Response & CBRN and Cyber Risk
Risk Management Infrastructure Risk Management
Division Recovery Division Management Division
Division Division Division
Centre for Centre for Post Centre for Centre for Centre for
Centre for Early Disaster Safe
Gender Issues & Disaster Needs Warning Industrial DRR Climate
Spacial needs Assessment Housing & Reslience &
Communication Retrofitting Environment
Centre for DRR Centre for Centre for Centre for
Centre for Hill Post-disaster
In Geographical Response Area DRR CBRN DRR Centre for Water
Planning Relief & Reconstruction & Land DRR
Recovery
Centre for Mass
Centre for Congregation Centre for Centre for
Cultural Heritage Centre for Centre for Coastal Cyber Disaster
DRR & Transport Biodiversity DRR
DRR $
Financial DRR Management
Resllience
Centre for Critical Accounts
Centre for Adminisrative Officer
Infrastructure Officer
Psychosocial DRR
and Truma Care
Centre for
Community
Based DRR Engineering
Training IT Pay &
Publication HR & Estt. & IEC Support
Support Services Cell Accounts
Maintanance
FUNCTIONAL COORDINATION CELLS
Training Conference Consultancy/ DRR Lab & National & International

Publication IEC & Library
Support Services Management Advisory Services Museum Cooperation
Planned Academic and Functional Structure of NIDM
Figure 2.1
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Table 2.1: Executive Officers of NIDM

A) Executive Directors
S. No. Name Designation
1. Shri B.H. Anil Kumar, IAS Executive Director (w.e.f. 02.04.2018 to 27.11.2018)
2. Ms Rajni Sekhri Sibal, IAS AS(DM) MHA cum Executive Director (I/c)
(w.e.f. 27.11.2018 to 12.03.2019)
3. Shri Sanjeev Kumar Jindal JS(DM) MHA cum Executive Director (I/c)
(w.e.f. 12.03.2019 to 31 May 2019)
B) Joint Director
4. Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh Joint Director (w.e.f. 01.01.2016 to 31.07.2018 )
C) Administrative Officers
5. Shri Ashish Sharma Second-in-Command (Admin)
(w.e.f. 07.11.2017 to 31.10.2018)
6. Shri Anil Shekhawat Deputy Commandant (Training & Administration)
(w.e.f. 07.02.2018 to 07.02.2019) on attachment from NDRF
7. Shri Vikram Gurjar Deputy Commandant (Training & Administration)
(w.e.f. 07.02.2019 to till date) on attachment from NDRF
Division wise list of faculty of NIDM is shown in Table 2.2.
Table 2.2: Faculty of NIDM

1. CBRN and Cyber Risk Management Division (CRMD)
Dr. Amir Ali Khan, Assistant Professor Head (w.e.f. 25.07.2018)
Center Attached to the Division Faculty member in-Charge of the Center
i. Center for industrial DRR (IND) Dr. Amir Ali Khan, Assistant Professor
ii. Center for CBRN DRR (CBRN) Dr. Amir Ali Khan, Assistant Professor
iii. Center for cyber disaster Dr. Amir Ali Khan, Assistant Professor
management (CYD)
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2. Disaster Response and Recovery Division (DRRD)

Dr. Santosh Kumar, Professor Head (w.e.f. 25.07.2018)
i. Center for Post-disaster Needs Dr. Santosh Kumar, Professor
Assessment (PDNA)
ii. Center for Response, Shri Shekher Chaturvedi, Assistant Professor

Relief & Recovery (RRR) (w.e.f. 25.10.2018)
iii. Center for Financial Resilience (FR) Dr. Santosh Kumar, Professor
3. Environmental Disaster Risk Management Division (EDRM)
Dr. Anil K Gupta, Associate Professor Head (w.e.f. 25.07.2018)
Center Attached to the Division Faculty Member in-Charge of the Center
i. Center for Climate Resilience & Dr. Sushma Guleria, Assistant Professor
Environment (CRE) (w.e.f. 25.10.2018)
ii. Center for Water and Land DRR (WLD) Dr. Sushma Guleria, Assistant Professor
(w.e.f. 25.10.2018)
iii. Centre for Forest & Biodiversity Dr. A.D. Kaushik, Research Associate
DRR (FBD)
4. Geo-Meteorological Risk Management Division (GMRD)
Dr. Surya Parkash, Associate Professor Head (w.e.f. 25.07.2018)
i. Center for Early Warning Dr. Surya Parkash, Associate Professor
Communication (EWC)
ii. Center for Hill Area DRR (HADRR) Dr. Surya Parkash, Associate Professor
ii. Center for coastal DRR (CDRR) Dr. Surya Parkash, Associate Professor
5. Governance & Inclusive DRR Division (GIDRR)
Dr. Santosh Kumar, Professor Head (w.e.f. 25.07.2018)
i. Center for Gender issue and special Dr. Ajinder Walia, Assistant Professor
needs (GIN)
ii. Center for DRR in Geographical Dr. Chandrani Bandyopadhyay,
Planning (GPL) Assistant Professor
iii. Center for Cultural Heritage (CHR) Dr. Chandrani Bandyopadhyay, Assistant Professor
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iv. Centre for Psychosocial and Dr. Ajinder Walia, Assistant Professor
Trauma Care (PTC)
v. Center for Community Based Dr. Chandrani Bandyopadhyay,
DRR (CBDRR) Assistant Professor
6. Resilient Infrastructure Division (RIFD)
Dr. Chandan Ghosh, Professor Head (w.e.f. 25.07.2018)

i. Centre for Disaster Safe Housing & Dr. Chandan Ghosh, Professor
Retrofitting (DSHR)
ii. Centre for Post-disaster Dr. Chandan Ghosh, Professor
Reconstruction (PDR)
iii. Centre for Mass Congregation and Shri Shekher Chaturvedi, Assistant Professor
Transport DRR (MCT) (w.e.f. 25.10.2018)
iv. Centre for Critical Infrastructure DRR (CID) Dr. Chandan Ghosh, Professor
7. Functional Coordination Cell

1. Training Support Services (TCS) i. Shri Vikram Gurjar, Deputy Commandant
(Training & Administration)
2. Conference Management (CFM)
ii. Ms. Ritu Sood, Administrative Assistant
3. Consultancy/Advisory Services (CAS) i. Dr. Anil K. Gupta,
Associate Professor
ii. Shri Shekher Chaturvedi Assistant
Professor (w.e.f. 25.10.2018)
iii. Ms. Ritu Sood, Administrative Assistant
4. DRR Lab and Museum (DLM) i. Dr. Chandan Ghosh, Professor
ii. Dr. Amir Ali Khan, Assistant Professor
iii. Ms. Ritu Sood, Administrative Assistant
5. Publication (PUB) i. Dr. Ajinder Walia, Assistant Professor

ii. Shri Santosh Kumar Tiwari, Librarian
iii. Shri Rajiv Kumar, Training Assistant
6. IEC & Library (IEL) i. Dr. Surya Parkash, Associate Professor
ii. Sh. Santosh Kumar Tiwari, Librarian
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7. National & International i. Dr. Santosh Kumar, Professor

Cooperation (NIC) ii. Dr. Anil K. Gupta, Associate Professor
iii. Dr. Sushma Guleria, Assistant Professor
(w.e.f. 25.10.2018)
2.2. General Administration

Executive Director of the Institute is responsible for administration of the Institute and exercises
powers under the direction and guidance of the Governing Body. Executive Director is assisted by
the Joint Director, Accounts Officer and Administrative officer. Administration of the Institute mainly
includes coordination, conduct of statutory meetings, establishment and personnel management,
security, campus support services, and welfare of the employees. It facilitates the research, training
and consultancy activities in the Institute by providing necessary infrastructure and managerial
support for smooth conduct of the programmes. The staff of NIDM is listed in Table 2.3
Table 2.3: Staff of NIDM

1. Shri Hemant Kumar Computer Programmer
2. Shri Santosh Kumar Tiwari Librarian
3. Ms. Ritu Sood Administrative Assistant
4. Shri Avinash Kumar Pandey Personal Assistant
5. Shri J.N. Jha Jr. Engineer
6. Shri S.S. Bisht Jr. Assistant
7. Ms. Amrita Gupta Personal Assistant
8. Ms. Santosh Mishra Training Assistant
9. Ms. Gita Sharma Training Assistant
10. Ms. Megha Kohli Training Assistant
11. Shri Rajiv Kumar Training Assistant
12. Shri Amar Singh Machine Operator
13. Ms. Jaya Library Attendant
14. Shri Laxman Singh Multi Tasking Staff (MTS)
15. Shri Vijay Kanojia Multi Tasking Staff (MTS)
16. Shri Pankaj Kumar Multi Tasking Staff (MTS)
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2.3. Progressive Use of Hindi

To promote Hindi language, Institute has organized Hindi Diwas activities/ competitions so that
employees of NIDM can be encouraged to use Hindi. Various IEC materials in the form of posters,
book marks, pamphlets, and Annual Report etc. were developed in Hindi by NIDM. Website is also
being made bilingual.
Prize Distribution during Hindi Diwas
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ChapteR 3
Training
Programmes
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Chapter 3: Trainings Programmes
Capacity Building of disaster management functionaries, has been one of the principal endeavours
of the Institute. As part of this endeavour, NIDM training programmes, addressing various capacity
building issues largely in respect of disaster risk reduction are regularly organized. Based on the
mode of delivery the programmes are classified as:
i. Face to Face Training
ii. Online Training
iii. Self Learning
During the financial year 2018-19, NIDM had proposed to conduct 52 face-to-face training courses.
During the period from 1st April 2018 to 31st March 2019, NIDM, New Delhi and NIDM, Southern
Campus conducted 52 face-to-face training programmes, which have been attended by 1730
participants. NIDM also conducted 19 nos. of National workshops. According to Training calendar,
5 online courses has been completed which have been attended by 146 participants and 3 nos. of
online courses are undergoing.
3.1 Objectives
Imparting skills for mainstreaming DRR into policies, plans and programmes, is a primary objective
of NIDM. In order to ensure focused and appropriate training to disaster management functionaries
and other professionals, who are engaged in disaster and development activities, the training
programmes of NIDM are designed with the following objectives:
• Creating awareness, improving skills and enhancing knowledge of the development
functionaries for effective programme planning and implementation;
• Sensitizing senior executives of development departments of centre and states for
emerging needs of disaster management on socio-economic and political conditions;
• Facilitating attitudinal changes among development personnel through exposure visits,
case studies and developmental interventions.
3.2 Training Programmes Conducted
NIDM training programmes are classified based on the mode of delivery, target group and also on
the theme.
3.2.1. Face-to-Face
The Institute provides wide range of trainings through face to face training methodology at NIDM
both of its campus or at the state Administrative Training Institutes (ATI’s)/State Disaster Management
Authority (SDMA) & other training institutions. Almost all aspects of disaster management are
covered through training programmes in specific areas of the academic divisions.
Depending on the target group, there are two types of face to face training programmes, Trainer
development programme (ToT) and general training program. Details of training programmes are
given at Annexure-III.
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Out of 1730 trainees trained during 2018-19, 371 had attended training of trainers (ToT), 1359
had attended other training programmes and 146 had attended online training programmes from
various stakeholder fields and departments linked with disaster management (Table 3.1). Thus, out
of total face-to-face training programmes, 25% were training of trainers (ToT) and 75% training
programmes were imparted to various stakeholders (Figure 3.1). The comparative analysis of
data of training programmes are conducted by NIDM during last five years shown in the figure
(Figure 3.2)
Table 3.1: Details of Training Programme for the Year 2018-19

Training Details Training of Other Training Programmes
Trainers (ToT)
Total no. of Total no. of Total no. of Total no. of Total no. of training Total no. of
trainings participants training programs participants programs participants
52 1730 13 371 39 1359
25%
75%
TOT
Other Stakeholders
Figure 3 .1: Details of Face to Face Trainings Conducted in 2018-19
Table 3.2: Details of Training Programme for Last Five Years

3000 100
2400 80
1800 60
1200 40
600 20
0 0
2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Number of Participants Total Number of Trainings
Figure 3.2: Bar charts showing comparative analysis of number of training programs and trainees in last five years
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3.3 Training Methodology

Keeping in view the varied nature of the trainings imparted and also the profile of the participants
attending the programmes, various training methods are being used. Methods of training include:
• Lecture-cum-discussion
• Case study presentations
• Hands-on exercise
• Group discussions/Exercises
• Field exposure and study visits
• Panel discussions
• Simulation and role play
• Table top exercise
3.4 Profile of Participants

Since NIDM training programmes cover different clientele groups engaged in disaster management,
the profile of the trainees are spread across the following categories;
• Government officials (Central, State and District Level Officials);
• Public sector undertakings (PSUs);
• Academicians (Researchers, Scientists, School Teachers and University Faculty);
• Knowledge partner Institutions
• International participants (Government Departments, UN agencies, INGOs);
• Infrastructure Professionals (Engineers, Architects, Construction Agencies. etc.
• Civil society organisations (Disaster Management Professionals);
3.5 Online Training Programmes

The National Institute of Disaster Management, in partnership with the World Bank Institute offers
a series of e-learning programmes on disaster risk management. The courses provide excellent
opportunities for participants to learn about the management and mitigation of disaster risks under
professional guidance. The training materials can be accessed online and can be downloaded
to enable usage any time after the completion of the course. All the modules can be accessed
through online course platform by the registered participants. The program includes presentations
and audio, discussion forums, queries, clarifications, assignments and end-of-course project which
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are evaluated by experienced course facilitators. Successful candidates are provided certificates
jointly issued by the NIDM and the World Bank Institute. A total of 3 such training programmes
were conducted during the year 2018-19 and 146 participants were trained through online training
programmes (Annexure-III)
3.6 Self Study Programme

NIDM offers self-study courses for general public as well as government officials and other
stakeholders who have role and responsibility of managing disasters. The courses under the
self study programme can be accessed by anyone from anywhere in the country as per his /her
convenience in flexible, free of cost. The aim of these courses is to create interest and raise the level
of knowledge, skill and awareness on disaster management. (www.nidmssp.in)
3.7 Internship programme

Every year NIDM receives requests for internship, particularly, during the summer months from
students / researchers of academic/research/ training institutions. The objectives of internship are:
• To familiarize the willing & eligible candidates pursuing graduation / post-graduation

graduates/post graduates in relevant subject, with overall disaster management system
and its various aspects.
• To help the students of universities/ colleges to gain first-hand experience in disaster

management process, training and research.
• To provide students with ample opportunity to innovate and add to new ideas and
techniques to test their skills.
• To provide flow of information about NIDM and activities undertaken to various

universities, colleges, professional institutions through formal as well as informal means.
• The internship process at NIDM has been formalized through a Policy devised and approved
for this purpose. Applications for internships are invited through open advertisement
followed by a multi-stage selection process. Interns are selected from various disciplines
Institutes and Universities from all over India to undertake action research work.
• In 2018-19, Out of 15 interns selected, 13 joined and completed the research assignments
under different faculty members as mentors. List of intern engaged during year 2018 in
placed at Annexure-IV.
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ChapteR 4
Projects
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Chapter 4: Projects
4.1 Policy Document on Climate Change & Disaster Management (MOEFCC-NIDM)

This project Policy Document on Climate Change & Disaster Management, has been funded by
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) focusing on the role of Climate
Change in accelerating the frequency of natural disasters and illustrates the strategies that can be
adopted to control these events and risks associated. This book will be released by the Hon’ble
Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi during the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) to
be held in Katowice, Poland. COP2 is the 24th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC. Every year
countries ratified to the Convention showcase their strategies planned to minimize Climate Change
and its impacts and present their current progress (Figure 2 shows Indian Pavilion in COP2). This
book will assist the Government of India in exhibiting the development that has taken place in
tackling the hazardous events associated with climatic variations. Book entitled “Policy Document
on Climate Change & Disaster Management” has 29 Chapters, divided into 4 major categories
which are (i) Introduction and Overviews (ii) Disaster Specific Issues & Case Studies (iii) Thematic
and Cross-cutting Issues and (iv) Strategies and Tools (Refer Figure-1 for understanding the Project
Framework). Around 50 authors and 20 reviewers from all over the world has contributed to this.
Policy Document of Climate Change & Disaster Management

(Joint Collaboration of MoEFCC & NIDM)
Worldwide Experts Contribution (Authors & Reviewer)
Modules
Introduction & Overviews Disaster Specific Issues & Thematic & Cross-Cutting Strategies & Tools
Case Studies Issues
Outcomes
Comprehensive Document to Reference Material to Single Knowledge Repository to

Perceive Link of Increased Build Sustainable and understand current Climatic
Disasters Frequency with Safe Future Risks, Possible Impacts and
Climatic Variation Adaptation Strategies
Gain an insight on need of Awareness Campaigns

Climate Change Adaptation & through Social Media using
Disaster Risk Reduction Linkedln, Facebook, Twitter
Strategies and YouTube
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Aim & Objective:

Aim of the Policy Document on Climate Change & Disaster Management is to identify existing
climatic hazards, ways to handle those and showcase India’s progress achieved in this context.
Key objectives of this project includes:
• To enable the readers to understand the hazardous risk associated with climate change in
India
• To help the researchers in gaining an insight of how climatic variations are correlated with
increased disasters frequency
• To help the policy-makers in implementing guidelines aiming at promoting sustainability
by adopting climate change adaptation strategies
• To assist GoI in showcasing the progress India has achieved in controlling risks associated
with climatic hazards
• To promote exchange of ideas, expertise and knowledge on aspect of Climate Change &
Disaster Management by engaging authors and reviewers from all over the world
Major Outcomes
• Single Knowledge Warehouse, one of a kind, that can be utilized by Policy-makers (for
policy implementation), researchers (to understand the linkage of Climate Change &
Disaster), Indian Government (to showcase and make everyone aware of India’s effort in
managing natural disasters)
• Development of 4 major segments of this book including i) Introduction and Overviews
(ii) Disaster Specific Issues & Case Studies (iii) Thematic and Cross-cutting Issues
(iv) Strategies and Tools
• Collection and compilation of extensive researches by several domain experts on current
climatic issues to make everyone understand the need of implementation of Disaster Risk
Reduction & Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in India.
• Detailed explaination of correlation between Climate Change and Disaster Risks; their
impacts on environment, the vulnerability of these events and ways to handle these risks
to promote safe and sustainable development.
4.2 Child Centric Disaster Risk Reduction (CCDRR) Unit NIDM-Southern Campus
About CCDRR
Children and women are most vulnerable to both natural and human induced hazards. However, the
issues emerging from hazard events are not addressed as much as they should be in the context
of preparedness and Resilience building. The role of specialized UN agencies, INGOs, National
and State NGOs working on the children and women can be catalyst in research, training/capacity
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building, Knowledge Management and practical advice and technical support for implementation
of actions for Child Centered Disaster Risk Reduction (CCDRR). The components of CCDRR are
Training, Research, Documentation and Policy Advocacy. A Center has been established at NIDM
Southern Campus with initial funding support of UNICEF.
Objectives
• To augment the capacity of various ministries at the national level as well as state level
to adjust their current programmes and plans to prevent, prepare for and mitigate the
negative impacts of disaster.
• To identify capacity needs and develop appropriate modalities for leveraging resources
and influencing their usage for resilience building
• To support NIDM South Centre to forge partnership with State Governments, National and
State level sectoral institutes, Philanthropic Foundations, Corporate Social Responsibilities
(CSRs), UN Agencies, Academic institutions and Universities.
• To support the overall goal of providing inputs and building capacity of various stakeholders
within the wider approach of risk informed programming.
Deliverables
The CCDRR will focus on training need analysis for 10 states and develop capacity building policy
to meet the goals of SFDRR and SDGs. To conduct faculty Development Programme covering 75
members from ATIs and Sectoral institutes and 300 trainers trained in CC-DRR and follow up for
integration of Children and Women issues in DRR/CC programmes. Field based research papers will
be published periodically.
4.3 National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP)

NIDM had been entrusted with task of implementation component ‘C’ of NCRMP with the specific
objective of strengthening Disaster Risk Mitigation (DRM) capacity at Central, State and Local levels
in order to enable mainstreaming of risk mitigation measures into the overall development agenda.
The activities carried out by NIDM under this component included:- a) Study on “Preparation of long
term training and capacity building strategy” for DRR in India and b) Study on Post Disaster Need
Assessment (PDNA) in India.
NIDM undertook the study and the outcome of Study on preparation of Long Term Training &
Capacity Building Strategy for DRR in India were as follows:
1. Training Modules
I. Mainstreaming DRR into development planning at Panchayati Raj level
II. Mainstreaming DRR into development policies and programs at Rural Sector
III. Mainstreaming DRR into City Development Plans (CDPs) and their implementation strategies
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL CYCLONE RISK MITIGATION
PROJECT (NCRMP))
STUDY-1 STUDY-2
Preparing Long Term Training and Capacity Building Post Disaster Needs Assessment
Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction in India in India (PDNA)
OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES
To evolve standardized PDNA tools relevant to India,
To strategize and suggest Disaster Management to revamp the entire system of Post Disaster Needs
training models with focus on quality, Assessment in India as per the new PDNA tools, provide
accreditation process, research and recommendations for integration the new PDNA tools in
education initiatives, strengthen the existing procedure and identification and building
organizations and institutions and the capacities/advocacy of relevant stakeholders
further strategic public awareness initiatives. and create a panel of experts for subsequently
Duration: 30th July 12 to 31st Oct. 14 undertaking assessments using the new PDNA tools
that would be developed in due course.
Duration: 15th Jan 14 to 14th July 15
AREA COVERED
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat,
Odisha, Uttarakhand and West Bengal Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra, Odisha,
Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and West Bengal
IV. Creating a culture of safety and resilience through knowledge, innovation and education
V. Mainstreaming DRR into Hospital Disaster Management Plan
VI. Media reporting – Senior Journalists
VII. Media reporting – Entry level journalists
2. White paper as status of capacity building
3. Accreditation Policy
4. Developing center for excellence
5. Use of media in generating mass awareness on disaster management – Media Campaign
NIDM has been conducting the programmes on modules, developed under this study, as part of
its regular training activities since 2017. Now NIDM has submitted an operational plan for rolling
down the deliverables of Phase 1 study under phase 2 of NCRMP. The Plan is under consideration
of NDMA.
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4.4 Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) Study for India

The second study under Phase I of NCRMP undertaken by NIDM was on Post Disaster Needs
Assessment (PDNA) with an objective to evolve standardized PDNA tools relevant to India, provide
recommendations for integrating the new PDNA tools in the existing procedure, identification
& building the capacities/advocacy of relevant stakeholders and create a panel of experts for
subsequently undertaking assessments using the new PDNA tools that would be developed in due
course.
This study aimed at development of standardized PDNA tools for India based on scientific and
objective approach conducted for the following ten representative states – Tamil Nadu, Andhra
Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat and
Maharashtra.
The study got completed in 2017 with the following deliverables
1. PDNA Tool Manual
2. PDNA Handbook
3. PDNA Standard Operating Procedures
4. ToT Module for Trainer development
5. ToT Module for Professional development
6. PDNA handbook for conducting need analysis for private sector
7. Long term recovery strategy
The deliverables have been approved by NDMA. NIDM has also been conducting sensitization
programmes on PDNA as its regular courses with an aim to institutionalize the new tool. The tool
developed under this study is a value addition to the existing mechanism in terms of its scientific
approach and also with a fact that it entails the mechanism for analyzing the post disaster needs
of informal sector and private sector. The tool is not a replacement of memorandum being signed.
Head by states Post disasters but a new & scientific toll to prepare memorandum.
4.5 NIDM-JNU-Disaster Research Programme (DRP) Special Centre for Disaster Research
(SCDR) Activities for 2018-19
National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) have
signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) in 2015 to collaborate with each other for joint
research activities, seminars, conferences, training programmes and academic meetings along with
exchange of academic material, data and other academic and administrative information. As part of
this initiative, the Special Centre for Disaster Research was set up in JNU Campus on 27th October
2017 to fulfill the core mandates of the MoU.
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Important events organized for the financial year 2018-19 are as follows:
1) ICSSR Sponsored Capacity Building Workshop on Social Science approach to Disaster
Research: February 05th-18th, 2018 at HRDC, JNU
2) International Workshop on Reinforcing Institutional Decision Making in Disaster

Preparedness and Mitigation: February 16th-18th, 2018, SCDR, JNU
3) Special Centre for Disaster Research (SCDR) in Collaboration with National Institute of
Disaster Management (NIDM) organized a National Workshop on Early Warning system
and Community Resilience to Floods with focus on Regional Cooperation and Institutional
coordination: April 27th, 2018, SCDR, JNU
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4) Teachers Day Annual Lecture of Institutional Ethics Review Board in collaboration with
SCDR: September 05th, 2018, Audi 2, Convention Hall, JNU
5) SCDR organized a three days International conference on Governance for Sustainable

Development in collaboration with University of Colombo: October 05th-08th, 2018,
Colombo, Srilanka
6) MoU signed between SCDR and University of Colombo: October 08th, 2018, Colombo,
Srilanka
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7) Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed between SCDR and Sky Met Weather Services:
October 23rd, 2018, SCDR, JNU
8) Release of Report on Kerala Floods 2018: Governance and Legal Compliance: October
26th, 2018, Constitution Club of India, New Delhi
9) SCDR organized Three days Workshop on Reinforcing Coastal Zone Disaster Management:
saving lives, habitats and livelihood of people followed by developing the Puducherry-
Delhi Declaration: November 15th-17th, 2018, SCDR, JNU
10) SCDR, JNU, NIDM and Disaster Management, Initiatives and Convergence Society (DMICS)
organized two days Conference on Media and Disaster Management: December 06th-07th,
2018, Constitution Club of India, New Delhi
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4.6 Infrastructure (Rohini & Southern Campus)

4.6.1 The progress of infrastructure development of new campus of NIDM at Rohini, New Delhi
DDA had allotted 2.87 hector Land at plot no.

15, Block B, Sector 29 Rohini for setting up
the campus of NIDM. MHA had sanctioned
Rs. 47.7 crore for setting up the campus of
NIDM and conveyed the approval to carry out
the work through NBCC.
The physical progress of the work up to 31.03.2019 is as follows:

a) Administrative Block- Structure work completed.
b) Hostel Block- Structure work completed.
c) Residence Type II, Type III, Type IV & V, Type VI structure completed.
d) Finishing work, Sewerage work, Road work and Fire Fighting work etc. in-progress.
Approx 70% physical progress has been achieved up to March, 2019.
The Monitoring Committee comprising of Prof. Chandan Ghosh, Dr. A.K Gupta, Dr. A Walia, and
Er. J N Jha from NIDM and Er. Dinesh Kumar, Former-Engineer in Chief and Chairman Institute of
Engineers, Delhi Chapter as independent member has been monitoring the physical progress &
quality of the construction of NIDM campus.
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4.6.2 The progress of infrastructure development of NIDM Southern Campus at Andhra Pradesh
Government of A.P had allotted 10 acre lands at
Kondapovalluru Village Gannavaram Mandal Krishna District,
Andhra Pradesh for setting up the NIDM Southern Campus.
MHA had sanctioned Rs. 36.76 crore for setting up the
campus of NIDM and conveyed the approval to carry out the
work through NBCC. The physical progress of the work as on
Date 31.03.2019 is as under:
a) Admin Building: RCC of basements lab completed and
RCC work for ground floor colons in-progress.
b) Hostel: RCC of Ground Floor slab is completed first floor slab is in-progress. Brick
work for ground floor in-progress.
c) Residents Type- III, Type-IV, Type- V- RCC work of First Floor slab is progress and brick
work for Ground Floor in-progress.
d) First Aid Centre & Gym- RCC of G.F, columns is completed.
e) Boundary Wall: Approx 75% RCC footings completed and brick masonry work is
in-progress.
Approx 35% physical progress has been achieved up to March, 2019.
The Joint Inspection Team comprising of Prof Chandan Ghosh and Er. J N Jha from NIDM, Second-
in-Commandant from NDRF, Additional GM from NBCC and Prof. P.K Ramarao an independent
member from institution of Engineers has been monitoring the physical progress & quality well as
quality of the construction of NIDM South campus.
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ChapteR 5
Knowledge
Management &
Awareness
Activities
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Knowledge Management and Awareness

Chapter 5:
Activities
5.1 India Disaster Resource Network (IDRN)

IDRN was initiated by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) under the GOI - UNDP Disaster Risk
Management (DRM) Programme, in the year 2003
Considering the national importance of IDRN,
Ministry of Home Affairs entrusted National
Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) with
the responsibility of monitoring and maintaining
IDRN since 2008.
IDRN is a very useful tool as it provides necessary
information about equipment, human resources
and critical supplies, which are available at
district level with the line departments and
agencies. The state and district authorities can
use IDRN during any emergency situation to
get the updated information of all the available
Figure 5.1 IDRN Portal Home Page resources in time which will be extremely helpful
in minimizing loss of life and damage of property and other infrastructure during any emergency
situation.
5.1.1 IDRN Enhancement
IDRN-GIS Architecture IDRN portal is being monitored and maintained by
Internet
synchronized Web Server NIDM, Following activities have been completed so for
in connection with the re-structured portal:
Geoserver
i. Security Audit done on IDRN Portal.
ii. Updated IDRN portal on NIC cloud after Security
Updating and
Maintenance
Geo Database Textual Database Audit.
iii. Restructuring of new IDRN portal website proposal
prepared. (Figure 5.2)
Re-Projection/
georeferencing
iv. Letters are being quarterly sent to State RCs and also
Spatial Data Acqutation
Desktop GIS to district authorities for facilitation of data collection
and regular updation from states and districts.
from various State/ Data Correction and
District Dept Rectification
v. IDRN Administrator responds to queries received

Figure 5.2: Restructuring of IDRN Portal
from various states and districts related to IDRN.
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5.2 Documentation and Publications

Information is regarded as a resource, which contributes to the achievement of organizational goals.
The value of information as an asset is maximized through its effective management. One of the
mandates of NIDM is to make concerted efforts on a continuous basis to effectively manage the
disaster management and development related information to support the training, research and
consultancy activities of the Institute. The services provided by NIDM library are mentioned below.
• Acquisition of Books & Journals and other reading materials
• Reference and referral work
• Circulation work
• Library Automation
Please Visit NIDM Library OPAC: http://nidm.bestbookbuddies.com
5.3 NIDM Trainee Database
Every year NIDM conducts various face to face training programmes in the field of disaster
management for officials and other stakeholders. The complete database of these trainings
and trainees has been maintained online to help governments/stakeholders. in locating these
trainees for disaster preparedness. The information is available at NIDM website w.e.f. 2009.
URL:http://nidm.gov.in/trainee.asp
5.4 Information Dissemination

5.4.1 Information Education and Communication (IEC) Materials
Institute has a mandate to disseminate information on disaster management and related aspects.
In fulfilling the mandate, the Institute regularly brings out a monthly newsletter and training
course modules etc. To generate information and awareness on various disasters and their
management, NIDM regularly publishes IEC materials along with various awareness generation
activities and programs. These tools are available on NIDM website and can be accessed at
http://nidm.gov.in./ iec.asp. IEC material developed by NIDM can be freely used, with due
credit to NIDM, by various stakeholders working in the field of disaster management and can
be translated into different languages for wider dissemination. Detail of awareness materials
developed by NIDM is as below:
i. Do’s & Don’ts for Fire safety in School
Pamphlet in English language, showing
detailed information about various do’s &
don’ts for fire disaster in schools along with
images, has been disseminated in various
awareness campaign organized by NIDM
from time to time and also published in
various newspapers occasionally.
Figure 5.3: Do’s & don’ts for fire safety in school
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ii. Do’s & Don’ts for common disasters iii. NIDM Information Brochure: 2018
Figure 5.4: Do’s & don’ts common Disaster
The leaflets of 16 pages containing

do’s and don’ts before, during and
after disasters for common disaster Figure 5.5: NIDM Information brochure
like earthquake, flood etc. has been
disseminated in various awareness The NIDM information brochure covers
campaigns to organized by NIDM from brief information about the Institute, its
time to time and also distributed in management structure, vision and mission
schools for wider publicity. It is also of the Institute, its functions, types of
distributed during different training training and information about various
programmers conducted by NIDM. other activities of NIDM.
iv. Annual Report 2017-18
The Annual Report of NIDM for the year 2017-18 has been
published in both English and Hindi. The report contains
details of the vision, mission, mandates, structure, functions
and major achievements of the Institute. The report has been
structured in eight chapters viz. Overview, Organizational Setup,
Training programmes, Projects, Knowledge Management
and Awareness activities Major events/workshop/conference/
seminars organized and, Outreach Activities, Administration
and Finances and Accounts; besides listing activities and
progress achieved in terms of number of training/ trainees, type
of training etc. The achievements are presented in the form of
maps, charts and figure to depict the geographical, typological
and temporal trends. There are five annexure containing
Figure 5.6:
detailed list of training programmers organized at NIDM
and off-campus, list of Members of Governing Body NIDM etc.
v. Heat Wave Documentation
Heat waves have become a serious challenge in India more particularly in recent years, not
only for the health, environment or water related agencies but equally or even more for
the disaster management authorities and climate change adaptation programmes. “Heat
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waves claimed 4,620 lives since the last 4 Years. Heat wave
has been recently reported as disaster phenomenon linked to
hydro-meteorological backdrop of environment processes,
along with lack of proactive risk perception, preparedness
and poor emphasis on risk mitigation of heat syndrome and
its severe health consequences. Occupational environment
where poor and marginalised, construction workers, vendors,
including women and men, besides general public, are
Figure 5.7: Heat Wave exposed to heat stress in urban areas, industrial estates, on
Documentation. roadways, in villages and countryside. Changes in lifestyle –
more particularly clothing, food, beverages; lack of risk perception and poor preparedness
of local governments, people and institutions including contractors and civil societies; and
abeyance from traditional wisdom – culture and practices, in the backdrop of climate change
impacts, phenomenon like El nino as well, urban heat syndromes, etc. have multiplied and
complexified the risk of heat impacts on people and other life forms in such areas. Besides,
climate change adaptation and resilience – cities, health, environment, water, all these
aspects include heat related risk management as a core concern. Heat (Risk) Action Plan
has been developed, first on pilot basis, and then being tried replications. States like Odisha,
Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, have taken strides of coordinated district and sub-district level
preparedness through a state action plan and monitoring mechanism. National level heat
action plan study has also been instituted by research groups with some international
agencies, as a model study. The present study on documenting Heat Wave for the year
2016 for the State of Odisha and Telangana was instituted through the faculty members of
environment and climate change areas of the National Institute of Disaster Management,
as mandated under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. Detailed information and data
was collected from these states, and consultative study had been undertaken through
workshops/personal meetings with the concerned officials and stakeholders in the study
States. Current practices of heat action planning and related issues within India and other
countries have been reviewed for recommending the appropriate framework, along with
standard operating procedures for key departments, agencies and stakeholders.
Newsletter
vi.
The NIDM Newsletter “Tidings” is a monthly publication. It
highlights the recommendations of various training programmes,
seminars and workshops, which are undertaken by NIDM on a
regular basis. Besides giving advance publicity on the training
programmes scheduled for the upcoming months, the Newsletter
covers the news of faculty development, success stories, visits
and delegations etc.
Figure 5.8: NIDM Newsletter
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ChapteR 6
Major Events/
Workshops/
Conferences/
Seminars &
Meetings
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Major Events/Workshops/ Conferences/

Chapter 6:
Seminars & Meetings
In addition to the training programme listed in NIDM training calendar during the period from
1st April 2018 to 31st March 2019, other activities are as under.
6.1 Workshops / Conferences /Seminars

6.1.1 Academic Seminar on “Industrial/Chemical Risk Management Strategies” by Prof. Jao Jia
Horng, National Yunlin University of S&T, Taiwan on 19th April 2018, at NIDM, New Delhi
National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) organized

an academic oriented guest talk on “Industrial/Chemical
Risk Management Strategies” on 19th April 2018, NIDM
at Conference Hall No. 2, Second Floor, NDCC-II Building,
New Delhi. Prof. Jao Jia Horng, Distinguished Professor
at National Yunlin University of Science & Technology,
Dept. of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering,
Douliou, Taiwan, was the invited guest speaker along
Figure: 1 Seminar on “Industrial/Chemical Risk with Prof. J.P. Gupta (formerly Professor at IIT Kanpur and
Management Strategies , New Delhi
former Vice Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi Petroleum Institute
University, Bareilly and former VC of Gujarat Energy Institute University. The session was attended
by NIDM Faculty members along with representatives from NDMA, FICCI and NDRF. The Workshop
was coordinated by Dr. Anil Kumar Gupta.
6.1.2 Special Center for Disaster Research (SCDR)-JNU-NIDM National Workshop on Early Warning
System and Resilience to Floods: Regional Cooperation and Coordination, 27th April 2018
Special Centre for Disaster Research, Jawaharlal Nehru
University in collaboration with National Institute of Disaster
Management, MHA Govt of India organized a “National
Workshop on Early Warning System and Community
Resilience to Floods with focus on Regional Cooperation and
Institutional Coordination”. The workshop was on 27th April
2018 at SCDR-JNU. Executive Director NIDM, Shri B. H. Anil
Kumar as Chief Guest of the event, delivered the keynote
address, while Dr. Anil K Gupta, Head of Policy Planning
Figure: 2 SCDR-JNU-NIDM National Workshop
on Early Warning System and Resilience to Division, was a distinguished speaker in the session on
Floods: Regional Cooperation and Coordination. “Flood Preparedness, Insurance and Collaborations”. NIDM
Faculty members Dr. Ajinder Walia and Dr. Sushma Guleria participated as delegates from NIDM
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side. Strategic agencies including relevant Ministries, India Meteorology Department, Central Water
Commission, GEAG, ICIMOD, AIDMI, UNICEF, UNDP, and several independent experts on disaster
management participated and deliberated on the theme.
6.1.3 National Workshop on “Forging Partnerships: Capacity Building for DRR” at NIDM Southern
Campus on 21st-22nd , May 2018
NIDM organized a 2-days national workshop on “Forging

Partnership: Capacity Building for DRR” in association with
APHRDI, Government of Andhra Pradesh and UNICEF from
21st-22nd May 2018 at Vijayawada. The aim of the workshop
was to build India a disaster resilient country by enhancing
the capacity of the state institutions (particularly the
Administrative Training Institutes) by building partnership
between the various stakeholders for this purpose. The
Figure: 3 National Workshop on “Forging
Partnerships: Capacity Building for DRR” at workshop was organized by Prof. Santosh Kumar, Dr. Amir
NIDM Southern Campus Ali Khan and Shri Shekher Chaturvedi.
6.1.4 NIDM initiated “Lecture Series” in field of Disaster Management on 07th July 2018
The subject of disaster management is all encompassing
and requires multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder
involvements, and, inviting guest speakers form an
important part of enriching our outlook and outreach in
terms of both vision and mission in the area of Disaster
Management. Such talks provide opportunity to get
exposure to real-world life experiences from the perspective
of renowned and eminent personalities. Keeping this
Figure: 4 “Lecture Series” in field of in view, the National Institute of Disaster Management
disaster management. (NIDM) initiated “Lecture Series” so as to have an academic
oriented guest talk from eminent National and International Speakers from the field of disaster
management. Such series shall be held once every month and the first one was held on
7th July 2018 at NDMC Convention Centre, New Delhi. The first Speaker for the Lecture Series
was Shri. R. K. Bhandari, Chairman, Forum on Disaster Mitigation, Indian National Academy of
Engineering, New Delhi who shared his experience on “Two Great Landslides of India and Lessons
in Disaster Management”. There were around 40 participants who attended the series from various
areas of disaster management ranging from field practitioners, independent consultants, researchers,
private sector, government department etc.
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6.1.5 National Training Workshop on “Prime Minister’s Agenda 10 : Disaster Management Plans
of Central Ministries / Departments”, 17th-18th July 2018
India’s Prime Ministers Shri Narendra Modi, with his

experience of dealing with disaster risk and issues of sustainable
development, to address the multiple challenges in an
integrated manner, gave a 10 point agenda while inaugurating
the 7th Asian Ministerial Conference on 3rd November 2016 at
New Delhi. The action points recommended by 2nd National
Platform (Chaired by Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath
Singh) have drawn the roadmap. http://www.npdrr 2-mha.
Figure: 5 National Training Workshop on “Prime net.in/Second Meeting of National Platform-for-Disaster
Minister’s Agenda 10 : Disaster Management Risk - Reduction.pdf Looking at the present challenges, needs,
Plans of Central Ministries / Departments
strategies and opportunities of integrated resilience, an
orientation training workshop on the theme is organized by NIDM, targeting the participation of
senior officials from Ministries, looking after issues of disaster resilience.
6.1.6 NIDM Lecture Series - 2 on “Himalayas and Challenges of Disaster Risk Management” on
04th August 2018
National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of

Home Affairs, Govt. of India has started its lecture series for
the officials/professionals/academia/Civil Society/scientists
who are working on development, climate change and disaster
risk management. The aim of the lecture series is to inform and
sensitize delegates about the issues, challenges, strategies for
disaster risk reduction and suggest some pragmatic solutions
leading to risk reduction and sustainable development.
Mountain is one of the most important geographical areas of
Figure:6 NIDM Lecture Series - 2 on country which influence poverty and prosperity of millions of
“Himalayas and Challenges of Disaster Risk
Management by Shri Chandi Prasad Bhatt
people in the mountain and the foothills. The second lecture
series was organized on 4th August 2018 at India Habitat Centre.
Shri Chandi Prasad Bhatt addressed the august gathering on a very contemporary issue: Vulnerability
of Himalaya and the Challenges of Disaster Management. The talk was attended by 65 delegates
from various Central Ministries/Department/ Institutions and Universities. Resident commissioners
of the Himalayan States were also invited alongwith other interested participants.
6.1.7 Lecture Series - 3 on “Reservoir Operations in the context of Flood Risk Management” at
IHC on 08th September 2018
In the backdrop of recent Kerala Flood (Aug 14th-22th, 2018) lot of issues were being raised by expert
groups and media, specially defining the role of DAMs in the aggravation of damage & losses. The
Indian government had declared it a “calamity of a severe nature” that was marked as the worst
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flood in Kerala after the severe flood happened in 1924. Over

3,274 relief camps have been opened at various locations to
accommodate the flood victims. It is estimated that 1,247,496
people have found shelter in such camps. On August 15th,
Kochin International Airport, India’s fourth busiest in terms of
international traffic, and the busiest in the state suspended all
operations until 29th August, following runway flooding.
Figure: 7 Lecture Series - 3 on “Reservoir

Operations in the context of Flood Risk
Management” at IHC
While the issues were many, mere delineation of the post-disaster facts and figures by country’s
nodal agencies & policy makers have been running into rots. Several aspects dotted into the
media and social circles. Rescue and relief process scored new dimensions in the history of
disaster management in India started since 1995. Arguments and cross-cultural adaptations
achieved by the people of Kerala were unparallel. The efforts made by rescue agencies,
voluntary organizations, specially fishermen community, marked several milestones. It was
at this juncture that NIDM, planned to have a lecture on the topic: Reservoir Operations in
the Context of Flood Risk Management by Mr. Himanshu Thakkar, Coordinator, SANDRP on
8th September 2018. Mr. Himanshu Thakkar is an engineer from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),
Mumbai. He is currently coordinator of South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers & People (SANDRP).
He has in the past been associated with the work of the World Commission on Dams, Centre for
Science and Environment and Narmada Bachao Andolan. He has been involved in water sector
related issues for over 25 years.
Moreover, NIDM team consisting of Prof. Santosh Kumar, Prof. Chandan Ghosh and Dr. Surya
Parkash visited flooded affected areas of Kerala from 31st August to 2nd September, 2018. Thereafter,
on behalf of NIDM, Prof. Chandan Ghosh gave a brief presentation on the field trip.
Context:
1. One of the benefits/ objectives put forward justifying dams is that it can help moderate
flood. But every dam, when not operated properly, is a potential source of flood disaster.
2. Every Dam can help moderate flood, as long as there is space in the dam to absorb/ store
flood water.
3. The Dam catchment’s capacity to hold water, recharge and delay the flow of water to
downstream is also important and how that capacity is changing should also be considered
in flood risk management.
4. Since flood moderation requires lower levels, while hydropower, irrigation and water
supply needs maximum level, there is conflict and flood moderation is likely to suffer as
other objectives also involve revenue generation.
5. What are the checks and balances necessary to ensure that dams provide the flood
moderation to optimum level and not disaster.
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Key Issues discussed:
• Role of Dams in recent Kerala floods
• Do Dams change the mode of flood?
• Building of huge storage dams upstream of the river can control the impact of floods?
• What checks and balances exist to achieve better governance of reservoirs in flood risk
management?
• A 2017 report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India warned that not a single
dam in Kerala had an emergency action plan in place for disaster management. Pre and
post-monsoon safety inspections had not been carried out for any of these dams either.
• Removing encroachments from traditional water flow zones and allowing excess water to
flow smoothly into oceans?
• Most of the regions affected by the monsoon were classified as ecologically-sensitive

zones (ESZs) by the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel, the Gadgil Committee.
• What resolutions are appropriate enough to develop resilience?
Conclusions:
• Theoretically, storage can help moderate floods and every Dam can help moderate flood,
as long as there is space in the dam to absorb/ store flood water. But every dam, when
not operated properly, is a potential source of flood as disaster.
• Since flood moderation requires lower levels, while hydropower, irrigation and water
supply needs maximum level, there is conflict and flood moderation is likely to suffer as
other objectives also involve revenue generation.
• Deciding about checks and balances necessary to ensure that dams provide the flood
moderation to optimum level and not create disasters.
• The flood in the downstream area from water released by the dam is very different than
the flood in pre-dam (ed) river.
• Flood from water released by dams comes much more suddenly.
• The damage potential of water suddenly released from dam is much greater than the
damage potential of gradually rising flood in the river.
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6.1.8 Workshop on “Ethics & Values” on 3rd October, 2018
A workshop on “Ethics & Values” was organised on 3rd

October, 2018 for NIDM Officials. Resource person Shri
Krishna Mohan, IAS (Retd.) oriented the audience and
briefed the concepts of Ethics & Moral Values in life. Further,
with the help of real examples, he explained the importance
of ethics and high moral values. The workshop concluded
with discussion & experience sharing session. The workshop
was attended by faculty & staff members of NIDM along with
Shri B. H. Anil Kumar, IAS, Executive Director, NIDM. The
Figure: 8 Workshops on “Ethics & Values” workshop was appreciated by all faculty & staff members of
NIDM and it was proposed to hold such workshops in future also.
6.1.9 International Workshop on Sustainable Development Goals, Governance and Disasters

from 6th-7th October, 2018 at Colombo, Sri Lanka
The ultimate aim of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is to sustain development
through the well being and resilience of communities and
resources. Important synergies exists between the two and
coordinated efforts need to be made in the desired direction
rather than working for the SDGs and disaster risk reduction
and mitigation in silos. It is in this context that Special Centre
for Disaster Research (SCDR), Jawaharlal Nehru University
Figure: 9 International Workshop on Sustainable (JNU) in collaboration with University of Jayewardenepura,
Development Goalas, Governance and Disasters
from 6th-7th October, 2018 at Colombo, Sri Lanka
Ministry of Agriculture – Western province, Srilanka,
Network of Asia Pacific Schools and Institute for Public
Administration (NAPSIPAG) and Alumni Association of Public administration (AAPA) had organized
an International Workshop on “Sustainable Development Goals, Governance and Disasters”
from 6th-7th October, 2018 at Colombo, Sri Lanka. SCDR and University of Jayewardenepura,
Sri Lanka, invited NIDM faculty to participate in the workshop. The delegation of NIDM was
headed by the Executive Director, NIDM, Shri B.H. Anil Kumar, IAS with the following NIDM faculty:
1. Dr. Anil Gupta, Associate Professor
2. Dr. Chandrani Bandyopadhyay, Assistant Professor
3. Dr. Ajinder Walia, Assistant Professor
Figure: 10 Lighting of the lamp during the

4. Dr. Sushma Guleria, Research Associate
Inaugural session
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Contributions
Shri B.H. Anil Kumar was a resource person in the brainstorming session on “Lessons to
be learnt towards best practices on Sustainable Development” on 6th October, 2018. He
discussed the need for linking SDGs with DRR. He also highlighted the role of various
stakeholders in DRR with particular emphasis on local capacity building. He was also a
keynote speaker for the brainstorming sessions on Disaster Risk Reduction which was held on
7th October, 2018.
Dr. Anil Gupta, Dr. Chandrani Bandyopadhyay and

Dr. Sushma Guleria participated as speakers in the
brainstorming session on “Public policy on disasters,
agriculture and agrarian communities”. Dr. Anil Gupta
highlighted the linkage between environmental policies,
SDGs and Prime Ministers 10 point agenda on DRR.
Dr. Sushma Guleria spoke about the current agrarian crisis
in India in context of natural hazards. She recommended
an integrated approach to deal with agrarian stress rather
than an adhoc and fragmented approach. Dr. Chandrani
discussed the impact of agrarian stress on migration
which leads to unplanned settlements in peri urban
Figure: 11 Shri B. H. Anil Kumar, IAS, ED, NIDM centres. Dr. Ajinder Walia was a speaker on
presenting the Inaugural address
brainstorming session on “Gender, Disasters and SDGs”.
She accentuated the need to study the long term gendered impact of disasters and inclusion
of transgender population in the process of disaster risk management. Finally, Dr. Anil Gupta
highlighted the initiatives undertaken by NIDM for capacity building and mainstreaming DRR in the
country in the academic seminar organized by University of Colombo on 8th October, 2018.
Figure: 12 Delegates from NIDM during one of the sessions
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The NIDM delegation shared their experiences and expertise

with the delegates of the International workshop by
highlighting the pertinent issues in their respective sessions
thereby contributing and furthering the academic thought
development process in the International arena on SDGs
and DRR. The faculty members will be taking their academic
contributions forward by submitting a paper on the specified
abstracts by the end of November for a book which is going
to be published by SCDR. The participation of the delegates
strengthened the Institutional relationship between NIDM
and SCDR who will be jointly working together for disaster
risk reduction in the country. It will help both the institutions
Figure: 13 NIDM –SCDR Team at in achieving Prime Ministers 10 point agenda for DRR which
University of Colombo also speaks of “developing a network of universities to work
on disaster issues” (Agenda 6). The workshop ended with signing of an MOU between SCDR and
University of Colombo for carrying our various activities and exchange programmes for disaster risk
reduction in India and Srilanka.
Outcome
1. A book will be published by SCDR in which NIDM faculty

members will be making academic contributions.
2. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed
between SCDR and University of Colombo, Srilanka in
which various activities for DRR will be taken up by the
Universities for the two countries.
3. NIDM shared and highlighted the initiatives undertaken
by the Institute for capacity building and mainstreaming
DRR in development in an International forum
Figure: 14 NIDM-SCDR Team during 4. It was a step forward in achieving Agenda No 6 and
the visit at University of Colombo Agenda no. 10 of Prime Ministers 10 Point Agenda on
DRR in India.
6.1.10 National Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction of Historic Cities: A Framework for Building
Resilience on 25th-26th September, 2018 at Ahmedabad
NIDM and Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation organized a 2 day National Workshop on Disaster Risk
Reduction of Historic Cities: A Framework for Building Resilience on 25th-26th September, 2018 at
Ahmedabad, which is the first UNESCO World Heritage City in India. The workshop aimed towards
bringing together practitioners from the fields of heritage conservation, urban planning and disaster risk
reduction to discuss the emerging risks, governance instruments and planning process in historic cities.
65 experts and officials participated in the workshop.
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The workshop was inaugurated by Shri Kamal Kishore,

Member, NDMA. Smt Bijalben Patel, Mayor Ahmedabad,
was the Guest of Honour. Deputy Mayor Shri Dineshbhai
Makwana, Standing Committee Chairman, Shri Amulbhai
Bhatt and Municipal Commissioner, Shri Vijay Nehra, IAS
were Special Invitees. From NIDM, Prof Santosh Kumar
represented Executive Director, NIDM and Dr. Chandrani
Bandyopadhyay coordinated the workshop. The speakers
welcomed the initiative especially in the context of
Ahmedabad World Heritage City and conservation of its
Figure: 15 National Workshop on Disaster Risk authenticity and suggested that this initiative needed to be
Reduction of Historic Cities: A Framework for taken forward to other cities.
Building Resilience at Ahmedabad
The workshop was divided into three technical sessions viz. Historic Cities: Significance and Issues
for Disaster Risk Management, Challenges & Opportunities in Development of Historic Urban
Landscapes and Disaster Risk Management Framework for Historic Cities in India.
On the second day, an early morning heritage walk and demonstration of fire fighting measures in
the Walled City was organized followed by presentations and discussion on framework for Disaster
Risk Management Planning for Historic Cities. In view of the complex nature of historic towns,
planning for disaster risk management assumes critical importance. An open discussion followed,
where wide-ranging recommendations from the workshop were discussed and validated by the
participants. The need for taking this initiative forward to other historic cities by NIDM was reiterated
by all dignitaries and participants.
6.1.11 NIDM Lecture Series-4 on “Watershed Approach to Disaster Management” on

13th October 2018
Saturday, 13th October 2018: NIDM continued its lecture series

programme for delivery of special lectures from distinguished
renowned speakers about their distinct contributions and
sharing of their ideas and experiences with the disaster
management community and professionals / experts. Taking
the trend further after the first lecture from Dr. R. K. Bhandari,
distinguished landslide expert who won Varnes Medal at the
International level for his contributions to landslides risk
reduction and resilience; second lecture by Shri Chandi
Figure: 16 Lecture Series - 4 on “Watershed
Prasad Bhatt jee, famous veteran environmentalist and the
Approach to Disaster Management” at Nalanda
Hall Dr. Ambedkar International Center, Padam Vibhushan and Padam Shri Awardee, who talked
New Delhi about the Himalayan environment and strategies of disaster
risk reduction; third lecture by Shri Himanshu Thakkar, who talked about the reservoir operation
and flood risk management in context with the current Kerala Floods. On 13th October 2018, the
International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR 2018), the Institute invited Dr. Rajendra Singh, widely
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known as the Waterman (Jal Purush) of India, Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for his community based
practices in water harvesting and watershed management and the Stockholm Water Prize Winner (an
award also known as “Noble Prize for Water”) as well as the International Ahimsa Award by Institute
of Jainology based in UK. He helped villagers take charge of water management in the arid and
semi-arid areas of Rajasthan, through the use of Johads, rain water storage tanks, check
dams and other time tested as well as path breaking techniques, primarily using indigenous
traditional knowledge, skills and local resources. He helped build 11,800 Johads and other water
conservation structures and brought water back to over 1,200 villages and revived five rivers in
Rajasthan – Arvari, Ruparel, Sarsa, Bhagani and Jahajwali.
The programme began with the welcome to the honourable guest speaker and brief information
about the International Day on Disaster Reduction (IDDR 2018). Dr. Surya Parkash, Head,
Geo-Meteorological Risks Management Division, NIDM stated that subsequent to the 3rd World
Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction from 14th-18th March 2015 at Sendai, Japan, a Sendai
Declaration was made to follow the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) at the
global level. The SFDRR envisaged seven targets to monitor the progress and achievements in
disaster risk reduction and resilience. The seven targets were set for each subsequent year’s IDDR
as below:
2016 – Target A: Substantially reduce global disaster mortality by 2030, aiming to lower the
average per 100,000 global mortality rate
2017 – Target B: Substantially reduce the number of people affected globally by 2030, aiming to
lower the global figure per 100,000
2018 – Target C: Reduce the disaster economic losses in relation to global GDP by 2030
2019 – Target D: Substantially reduce disaster damages to critical infrastructure and disruption of
basic services, among them health and educational facilities
2020 – Target E: Substantially increase the number of countries with national and local strategies
for DRR&R
2021 – Target F: Substantially enhance International Cooperation to developing countries
through adequate and sustainable support to complement their national actions for the
implementation of present framework
2022 – Target G: Substantially increase the availability of and access to multi-hazard early warning
systems and disaster risk information and assessment to people
Globally about $3 trillion are lost on an average due to disaster and India loses about 80 billion USD
due to disasters. Our country is among the top ten economically affected countries by disasters. Its
position is number 4 after USA, China and Japan. Hence, we need to work hard on the initiatives and
strategies for disaster risk reduction and resilience.
It was followed by lecture on “Watershed Approach to Disaster Management” by Dr. Rajendra

Singh. Dr. Singh delivered the talk in Hindi while narrating his initial experiences with the local
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communities in Rajasthan when he was working as a health practitioner. He shared his views about
his conversation with an old man in a village who showed him a different perspective about dealing
with the problems of the community. Dr. Singh got motivated with the vision of the old villager and
started working for community based water harvesting and watershed management with support
from the local people.
He further narrated that the local communities have great wealth of indigenous knowledge and
skills that helped not only in better understanding of the local environment and resources but also
finding suitable sustainable economical solutions for disaster risk reduction.
6.1.12 International Workshop on Landslides Risk Management and Mitigation
NIDM in collaboration with Department of Civil Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi organized
an International Workshop on Landslides Risk Management and Mitigation on 26th October, 2018.
The Workshop was inaugurated by Prof. Muzzafar Ahmad, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and
Technology, JMI, while the function was chaired by Prof. Farhan Ahmad Kidwai, HOD, Civil
Engineering. Dr. Amir Ali Khan in his remarks highlighted the role of NIDM in disaster risk mitigation
and management and efforts made by NIDM so far in this direction with a particular reference to
landslides risk mitigation and management. Faculty members, staff and students of the Faculty
of Engineering and Technology in addition to the various practicing engineers, consultants and
practitioners from Industry, research organizations etc. participated in the workshop.
Two main lectures were delivered by
1. Prof. Vikas Thakur from NTNU, Norway on Landslides Risk management – Norwegian
Practices; and
2. Prof. Chandan Ghosh, NIDM on Landslides mitigation by Bio-engineering.
More than sixty participants attended the workshop. The Workshop was coordinated by
Prof. Chandan Ghosh and Dr. Amir Ali Khan.
Figure: 17 International Workshop on Landslides Risk Management and Mitigation
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6.1.13 International Workshop on Reinforcing Coastal Zone Disaster Management: Saving Lives,
Habitats and Livelihood of People (India & Coastal Neighbourhood Countries) from 15th-17th
November 2018, New Delhi
The workshop was organized by Special Centre for Disaster

Research (SCDR), JNU in collaboration with NIDM &
Puducherry University. The outcome of the workshop was
the Delhi Puducherry Declaration on “Reinforcing Coastal
Zone Management: Saving lives, Habitats and Livelihood
of People” was an outcome of very intensive research and
interaction carried by National and International, Government
and Non-government groups of experts, community
Figure: 18 Hon’ble minister of State Shri. Kiren
workers, teachers, media officials during this workshop.
Rejiju during the release of Delhi-Puducherry These are a list of Eight Action points compiled under the
Declaration along with SCDR and declaration. The coastal states may like to evolve a roadmap
NIDM Members
for disaster mitigation and prevention in coastal zones in
accordance with the suggested action points and take appropriate steps to save human, nonhuman
life, property and habitats from any further destruction. Since the given action points suggest a
scale of priority on a lowest common denominator which is well within the capacity of States to
implement, these may be forwarded to all coastal States for implementation.
6.1.14 Disaster Management in Chemical Process Industrial Complexes – 2018
National Institute of Disaster Management in association with the Centre of Excellence for Disaster
Risk Reduction (CoE DRR) of National Institute of Technology, Karnataka had organized a one-
day workshop on Disaster Management in Chemical Process Industrial Complexes at NITK on
17th November 2018. The workshop was inaugurated by Dr. V S Prakash, Ex Director KSNDMC
and Prof. Karnam Uma Maheshwara Rao, Director, NITK who was the president of the function in
presence of Prof. Raj Mohan B, Coordinator, CoE DRR, Dr. Amir Ali Khan workshop coordinator
from NIDM. Other dignitaries present during the inaugural function included Mr. K Ravindranath,
Registrar of NITK, nominees from state government officials, Mr. Santhosh Kumar, Assistant
Commissioner, Mangalore, Mr. Sajid Ahmed Mulla, Assistant Commissioner Bhatkal and other
industrial executives. A Memorandum of Understanding was also signed between NITK Surathkal
and NIDM on this occasion.
The workshop was attended by government officials, students and Industrial personals from
Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals (MRPL), Mangalore Chemicals Fertilizers – Adventz
Group of Company, BASF India, Bharath Petroleum Corporation Ltd, Hindustan Petroleum
Corporation Ltd., Udupi Power Corporation Ltd., New Mangalore Port Trust, etc. More than
80 participants attended the workshop.
The Workshop included the following technical sessions

1. ‘NIDM’s role on disaster management in the country’ by Dr Amir Ali Khan, NIDM;
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2. ‘Role of bioengineering in landslides and coastal erosion’ by Prof. Chandan Ghosh, NIDM;
3. ‘Emergency Preparedness - the conceptual approach’ by Shri. D. C. Jagadeesh, Joint

Director, Department of Factories and Boilers, Government of Karnataka;
4. ‘Disaster management in oil and refinery refuelling’ by Shri. Vijayakumar Rajagopal,

Mentorpal Consultancy Services, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
5. ‘Recent Disasters in the State of Karnataka’ by Dr. V. S. Prakash, Ex-Director Karnataka State
Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre;
The Workshop concluded by distributing certificates to the participants by Dr. V. S. Prakash and
Shri. Vijayakumar Rajagopal.
Figure 19: Disaster Management in Chemical Process Industrial Complexes – 2018
6.1.15 Media Workshop on “Role of Media in Disaster Management” on 20th November 2018
NIDM and NDMA organized a Media Workshop on the

“Role of Media in Disaster Management” on 20th November
2018 at National Media Centre, Raisina Road, New Delhi. The
workshop inaugurated by Hon’ble Minister of State, Home
Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju with Shri R.K. Jain, Member Secretary
NDMA, Ms. Rajni Sekhri Sibal, Additional Secretary (Disaster
Management), Ministry of Home Affairs, Shri B.H. Anil Kumar,
Executive Director NIDM and Shri Sanjay Kumar, DG NDRF.
Figure: 20 Media Workshop on
Other dignitaries amongst the delegates included Lt Gen.
“Role of Media in Disaster Management N C Marwaha and Shri Kamal Kishore, Members of NDMA,
Dr. V. Thirupuggazh, Joint Secretary & Advisor (Policy
and Planning), NDMA, Shri Sanjeev Jindal, Joint Secretary (DM), MHA, Shri A. Bharat Bhushan
Babu, ADG (Media & Communication), MHA, Shri Rajeev Shukla, OSD(DM), All India Radio and
representatives from NDTV, Times of India, IBN, PIB etc.
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6.1.16 MEDIA & DISASTERS Conference at The Constitution Club of India, New Delhi 6th-7th
December 2018
The Special Centre for Disaster Research, DMICS (Disaster

Management Initiatives & Convergence Society) and the
National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) had
organized a two days conference on “Media & Disasters”.
The purpose of organizing this conference was borne out

of the realization that while media is the first informant for
reporting the occurrence of any disaster and the subsequent
aftermath yet, when it comes to policy making, much
Figure 21 : International and
National Delegates during the workshop information which the governments imbibe and absorb are
from reports which are prepared either by the state disaster
management authorities and international organizations working in collaboration with Institutes of
Technology or Aid agencies. This prevents the real picture from being presented to decision makers
as much scanning has already taken place from the information journey starting from a reporter to
the policy table. Every reporter’s tryst with an unpredictable life threatening calamity is adorned with
data which even the bureau chief’s do not wish to be projected. This prevents a really meaningful
and sustainable decision making and policy formulation in mitigating and preventing disasters in
every country.
The conference was able to bring together many reporters

who had predicted many events based on their long
assessments and research such as Mr. Laxmi Prasad Pant
from Dainik Jagran who predicted the Kedarnath deluge
almost 8 years before it actually occurred. Likewise,
Ms. Snehil Sinha from the Hindstan Times (Gurugram) had
worked on the Munger Bani forest study and predicted the
ground water disaster in Gurugram, Mr. K. P. Sethunath and
Figure 22: MEDIA & DISASTERS Conference at Shri. Vishvaroopam had worked on collecting and compiling
The Constitution Club of India, New Delhi
information on Kerala Floods and the social cost of coastal
disasters. Mr. Himanshu Shekher from NDTV had worked on situation reporting of the Kashmir
Floods. Mr. Rajib Chowdhuri of Asian-Age, Mr. Dinakar from Hindu and Mr. Alok Pandey from
NDTV also shared their experiences of working during disasters. The Conference aimed that such
outputs of dedicated reporters must be acknowledged and highlighted in academic research and
media must become a partner in empirical research conducted in Universities.
The conference also brought together many Institutions of journalism and news administration.
Dr. K.G. Suresh the Director General of Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Shri Bharat
Bhushan from Press Information Bureau (PIB), Shri Rajeev Shukla ADG AIR, Shri Sanjeev Dosanjh
ADP (Policy) AIR. A legal expert Sandeep Mahapatra debates on the need for a legal
understanding and the role of law in reporting disasters. Dr. Nivedita P. Haran the former Addl.
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Chief Secretary of Kerala to set up the first State disaster

management authority has shared much between an
administrator and the reporter. The conference has
an enthusiastic participation of army men who guided
reporters through the calamitous situations like Gen.
Naresh Badhani, Col. Aman Anand (PRO, MOD) and
Gen. V.P. Singh. Most channels are represented in the
conference such as The Republic (Mr. Snehesh Philip),
NDTV, Janam TV etc. Some of the key newspapers like
Figure 23: Media & Disasters Conference
the Hindu, Hindustan Times, Dainik Bhaskar, Deccan
Chronicle, Amar Ujala and Indian Express enlighted the debate by sharing their experience and
challenges of reporting a disaster. The conference was live telecast on You Tube and proceedings
of the conference would be covered by All India Radio and a Radio Report would also be telecast
a later day in the week.
6.1.17 4th World Congress on Disaster Management from 26th February to 01st March 2019
Despite the challenges, constraints and conflicts of the contemporary world the global community
has steadfastly drawn a vision of the future that would promote ‘sustained inclusive and resilient
economic growth, social development and environmental protection for the benefit of all’. This
vision of ‘The Future We Want’ was taken forward through five separate but interrelated global
frameworks and agreements adopted during 2015-16. Reducing risks and developing resilience to
disasters is one of the common threads that bind these frameworks together. Despite commitments
for enhanced international cooperation for finance, capacity development and technology transfer,
there are ominous signs of dwindling support amidst emergence of new nationalist political order
in some countries. The mid-decade chorus for transformative changes has not been matched, in
most of the countries, by significant national and local level policies, programmes and actions for
effecting these transformations. Lack of disaggregated data, absence of innovative research and
actionable knowledge of various social, economic and environmental processes are constraining
effective planning, designs and monitoring of policies, programmes and activities. Notwithstanding
all these constraints and challenges, there are rays of new hopes, aspirations, knowledge, initiatives
and sound practices from many corners. These are significant and need to be documented, shared
and replicated on a wider scale for building the future we want.
With the above as focus, The 4th World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM-2019) was
organized in Mumbai between 29th January to 1st February 2019 to deliberate on some of the most
critical issues and challenges of implementation of the global frameworks on building resilience
to disasters. Jointly organized by the Government of Maharashtra, the Disaster Management
Initiatives and Convergence Society (DMICS), the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Mumbai, WCDM-2019 was designed to be the largest
assembly on disaster management outside the UN system. WCDM was an initiative to bring
researchers, policy makers and practitioners from around the world together to discuss various
challenging issues related to disaster risk management. The mission of WCDM was to promote
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interaction of science, policy and practices to enhance understanding of risks and advance actions for
reducing risks and building resilience to disasters. NIDM was represented in the event by Professor
Chandan Ghosh, Dr. Anil K. Gupta, Associate Professor and Dr. Surya Parkash, Associate Professor
who made presentations and chaired in different thematic sessions in the congress.
6.2 Meetings / Other Activities
6.2.1 Eco-DRR Centre of Maharashtra Government: DPR Consultation to Finance Minister,
04th -05th April 2018, Mumbai
Government of Maharasthra, on the initiative of the Minister for Finance, Planning and Forests,
Mr. Sudhir Mungantiwar, accorded administrative approval
for setting up eco-DRR centre with the name “School for
Unified DRR Harmonizing Integrated Resilience” in the
campus of under-expansion Forest Academy at Chandrapur.
In this regard, Executive Director of NIDM Mr. B.H. Anil
Kumar along with Dr. Anil Gupta, Associate Professor,
NIDM, was invited to the consultation meetings during 04th
and 05th April 2018, to discuss with related senior officials
of forest department and Director of Forest Academy Mr.
Figure: 1 Eco-DRR Centre of Maharashtra
Government:DPR Consultation to Finance
Ashok Khadse, Additional Chief Secretary (Revenue & Relief)
Minister, Mumbai Ms. Medha Gadgil and the Minister Mr. Sudhir Mungantiwar.
6.2.2 Project Management Committee (PMC) Meeting: 11th April 2018
A meeting on NIDM-JNU-DRP was convened under the Chairmanship of ED NIDM on 11th April 2018
at NIDM. It was attended by PMC members from both NIDM and SCDR. Discussions about starting
of the M. A and Ph. D programme in Disaster Management took place. It was also discussed to
extend the duration of the NIDM-JNU Project beyond the current financial year of 2017-18. Various
Activities, Conferences as part of the project scheduled for the current year were also discussed.
6.2.3 Promotion of DRR: Meeting with AICTE Chairman at New Delhi on 17th April 2018
The newly appointed Executive Director of NIDM Mr B. H. Anil Kumar, held a meeting with the
Chairman of All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE)
Prof. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe at New Delhi on 17th April 2018.
The discussion focused on needs, scope and opportunities
for integrating safety, sustainability and disaster education
curriculum into professional courses at engineering/
technology streams in colleges/Universities affiliated to AICTE.
It was agreed to develop training modules and manuals for
master trainers in different engineering disciplines, and to
organize refresher/orientation courses, besides introduction
Figure:2 Promotion of DRR: Meeting with
AICTE Chairman at New Delhi
of diploma/certificate programmes, to address the existing
gaps. It was also agreed to work for developing model disaster
management plan for engineering college/University and to workout online programmes on the
themes of disaster management.
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6.2.4 Project Management Committee (PMC) Meeting: 25th April 2018

The PMC meeting of NIDM-JNU DRP was held under the Chairmanship of ED NIDM on 25th April 2018
at SCDR, JNU which was attended by PMC members from both NIDM and SCDR. Detailed course
structure, content and Modules of the M.A course in Disaster Management to be initiated from 2019
was shared by SCDR and discussed which shall be submitted for due approval of Academic Council
of JNU. Also, SCDR informed that they shall take up 5 foreign students directly for Ph.D programme
(In absentia) who will be middle level working professionals from neighbouring countries.
6.2.5 ADPC Executive Director Visit to NIDM: Opening Ties to Go Asia-Pacific and Beyond
(26th April 2018), at NIDM, New Delhi.
Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) and NIDM are recognized as two leading institutions in
this region, with former as an independent professional organization and NIDM being Government
of India’s Premier institute with mandate of capacity building, research, training and policy support
in all areas of disaster risk management. Looking to the commonalities of mandates and strengths
and opportunities of cooperation in undertaking research, pilots, case studies and international
level training interventions, the Executive Director of ADPC, Mr. Hans Guttman and ADPC India
representative Ms. Mona Anand, met the ED NIDM, Mr. B. H. Anil Kumar and Faculty NIDM also
participated in the discussions on mutual areas of possible cooperation. Discussions included
academic structure and strengths, areas of operation, avenues of joint research projects, pilots
and capacity building programmes. Mr. Hans Gutmann also presented a featured publication
“Dharohar” a documentation of traditional knowledge on water and natural resource management
for disaster resilience in Bihar state, by GEAG, UNICEF and ADPC jointly, recently released by the
State Chief Minister.
6.2.6 ISET-USA President Meets ED NIDM: Reviving Research Collaboration on 02nd May 2018,
New Delhi
Convergence of Climate Change Adaptation with
Disaster Risk Management towards mainstreaming into
developmental policies, plans and actions at various levels,
with overall objectives of safe and sustainable development,
has been a research area of NIDM, implemented jointly
with Institute of Social and Environment Transition (ISET,
Colorado, USA), Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group,
The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI), etc. and with
support of Climate and Development Knowledge Network
Figure: 3 ISET-USA President Meets ED NIDM: (CDKN), Rockefeller Foundation, etc. with drawing lessons
Reviving Research Collaboration
for capacity building and policy advocacy as key interests
of NIDM. NIDM has organized international and national research sharing workshops on Risk
to Resilience in this partnership and developed training modules and policy papers based on
studies carried out in some states representing flood risk, multi-hazard coastal risks, and multi-
hazard hill area risks, covering the range of hydro-meteorological disasters. In order to revive
ties to mainstream such collaborations with NIDM into formal cooperation for research and
development programmes and pilot studies, a team lead by Dr. Kenneth MacClune, President
of ISET International, Colorado, USA, along with GEAG-Delhi representative Dr. Nivedita Mani
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and ISET Delhi representatives Shashikant Chopde and Dilip Singh met the NIDM team lead
by ED NIDM Mr. B. H. Anil Kumar on 2nd May 2018, and discussed on the emerging areas of
cooperation and research. Both institutions have agreed to enter into long-term support and
partnership through formal arrangements. Past president of ISET USA Dr. Marcum Moench and
the President of GEAG Prof. Shiaz A Wajih have also been frequently participating in the academic
programmes of NIDM in the past as well.
6.2.7 Prime Minister’s Agenda 10: Role of Universities in DRM (Agenda 6): Meeting with UGC
Chairman on 03rd May 2018, New Delhi
The Prime Minister’s Agenda 10 on Disaster Risk
Management under its action point 6 calls for the role of
Universities and Institutes including central Universities,
IITs, IIMs, IISc/IISERs and NITs in promoting education and
research in area of disaster management by integrating it into
the interdisciplinary streams - environmental studies, social
work and development studies, and the professional streams,
viz. health, engineering, education, law and management,
Figure:4 DRM: Meeting with besides promoting research and development programmes,
UGC Chairman , New Delhi
and orientation/refresher programmes for master trainers
in these disciplines with focus on disaster risk management. Newly appointed Executive Director
NIDM Shri B. H. Anil Kumar alongwith NIDM’s Training Cell, Head - Dr. Anil K Gupta, and Head of
Geo-hazards division Prof. Chandan Ghosh met the Chairman of University Grants Commission
Prof. D. P. Singh, on 3rd May 2018 at UGC in this regard. Detailed discussion to take the agenda forward
took place with in principle agreement to work out a plan of action for implementing the Agenda
10 through greater participation of Universities and support of UGC. It was proposed to develop
model curriculum for the disaster management modules for the interdisciplinary streams and
professional streams and to develop reference books to enable teaching of disaster management
in these areas. A workshop of Universities and related institutes and stakeholders on University
education in disaster management is also proposed to be organized by NIDM and UGC jointly.
6.2.8 Hon’ble Vice-President Sh. M Venkaiah Naidu laid the foundation-stone for the southern
campus of the NIDM on 22nd May, 2018
Hon’ble Vice-President Sh. M. Venkaiah Naidu laid the
foundation-stone for the Southern Campus of the National
Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) at Kondapavuluru
village of Gannavaram mandal on Tuesday and said the Centre
will help the southern states build infrastructure to tackle
disasters. NIDM is a premier institute of the Government of
India under the Ministry of Home Affairs. In pursuance of
the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014, the ministry
Figure: 5 Hon’ble Vice-President Sh. M established its southern campus in the State.
Venkaiah Naidu laid the foundation-stone for
the southern campus of the NIDM
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6.2.9 Kerala Visit of NIDM Team
On the initiative of Sh. B. H. Anil Kumar, ED NIDM, a three member

team comprising of Prof. Santosh Kumar, Prof. Chandan Ghosh and
Dr. Surya Parkash of NIDM, visited Kerala during 29th August to
1st September 2018.
The team was led by Prof. Santosh Kumar. NIDM undertook the visit
with local institutional partners (ILDM, Trivandrum). Mr. Amal Raj,
Assistant Prof. from ILDM joined the team. The key objective of the
visit was to Study and document current flood situation, emergency
response, multi-agency coordination and immediate recovery.
The team visited Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha,

Figure:6 NIDM Team
Kottayam, and Ernakulam. As Kerala is divided into three different
visited in Kerala.
major geographical structure – Hiily area, Mainland and Coastal area
and in the recent flood 2018, the districts of all the three areas were badly affected. The selection
of the districts was made in consultation with the office of the Additional Chief Secretary, Disaster
Management Sh. P. H .Kurian and Dr. Shekher, Member Secretary SDMA. Govt. of Kerala, during
the discussion, at a very high praise for the commendable work done by the NDRF, Air Force, Navy,
Coast Guard, and Indian Army. They were appreciative about the Central Govt. role for extended all
their support during the crisis.
The team met with the officials of State Govt. and State Disaster Management Authority, Office of
the District Magistrate Thiruvananthapuram, Tehsildars of the affected tehsils. Other than
Govt. Officials, team also attended a meeting of inter-agency group represented by UNDP,
UNICEF, SPHERE India, World Food Programme, TATA Institute of Social Science, NIMHANS,
Kudumbashree – Women Self Help Group, Red Cross, Builder’s Association, etc.
During the field visit, the team interacted with the affected communities, individuals, officials
engaged in the management of relief materials, youth volunteers and local civil society groups.
Team also interacted with the small business communities, restaurant donors, shopkeepers, and
bankers.
Team also made a special mention of fishermen communities, who rescued more than ten thousand
peoples from the highly affected area which was inaccessible during the flood. The team interacted
with them.
Team met volunteers who were working for the cleaning of mud/debris, sanitation, and cleaning
wells and fixing motors. Repair & restoration of electric were also done by them.
The team proposed to conduct a research study on the Kerala dialogue.
The team also proposed for the conduct of lecture series on dam management. The next lecture
series accordingly was proposed to be organize on Dam Safety and its Management in the light of
Kerala flood.
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6.2.10 Swachhta Pakhwada at NIDM, 15th September 2018 to 02nd October 2018
NIDM observed Swachhta Pakhwada from 15th September
2018 to 02nd October 2018. In this regard a Swachhata drive
was organized at NIDM premises on 29th September, 2018.
Shri B. H. Anil Kumar, IAS, Executive Director, NIDM led the
Cleanliness drive at NIDM premises and all employees were
also engaged. Further, an awareness campaign was also
organized regarding better sanitation practices like using
a toilet, hand washing, health and hygiene awareness etc.
Figure:7 Swachhta Pakhwada at NIDM on 1st October, 2018 at NIDM. Dr. Sushma Guleria, Assistant
Professor delivered a lecture on the subject and shared her
views. Faculty and staff Members of NIDM participated in the programme. The employees were
educated about use of hand washes, flushing after toilet and to adopt other hygiene activities etc
for good health. Dr. Sushma shared knowledge regarding segregation of disposal of Biodegradable
and non-biodegradable wastes. An open discussion session was also facilitated with a view to
elicit action points for effective implementation of “Swachhta Hi Sewa” in its true spirit. Some staff
members had expressed their views on personal hygiene, cleanliness, garbage disposal, avoidance
of plastics etc. On this occasion, the swachhta pledge was also administered.
6.2.11 Educational visit of students from Government Homeopathic Medical College,

Thiruvananthapuram on 1st October, 2018
NIDM has organized half-a-day interactive session for the
BHMS final year students from Government Homeopathic
Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram on 1st October, 2018.
Fifty one students and four faculty member from the Medical
College visited NIDM. The objective of the visit was to
familiarize the students with the Institute (NIDM) and to
understand disaster management practices and institutional
Figure: 8 Educational visit of students from
mechanism at national level. During the interaction Shri B. H.
Government Homeopathic Medical College, Anil Kumar, Executive Director, NIDM, Dr. Amir Ali Khan,
Thiruvananthapuram
Head, CBRN and Cyber Risk Management Division, Shri Anil
Shekhawat, DC & Head (Trg. & IT) and Dr. A.D. Kaushik, Research Associate interacted with the
visiting students. Brief presentations on “Basic Concepts of Disaster Management and Institutional
Framework of Disaster Management in India” and “Incident Response System” were made by Dr. Amir
Ali Khan and Shri Anil Shekhawat respectively. The workshop was coordinated by Dr. A. A. Khan &
Dr. A. D. Kaushik.
6.2.12 Meeting with the World Resource Institute (WRI), 03rd October 2018
A meeting was held between the delegates from World Resource Institute and NIDM on
03rd October 2018 at YMCA Auditorium for a brief presentation by the WRI Team on the Partnership
for Resilience Preparedness (PREP) tool developed by them. Ms. Emily Nilson, the technical lead
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from PREP and Ms. Namrata Ginoya, who works on PREP in

India, made the presentation for the same. The programme
was coordinated by Dr. Surya Parkash, Head, Geo-
Meteorological Risk Management Division, NIDM.
Figure: 9 Meeting with the World Resource

Institute (WRI)
6.2.13 NIDM Librarian participated in “National Convention on Knowledge, Library and Information
Networking (NACLIN) October 04th-06th at GITAM University, Visakhapatnam.
Library around the world are constantly adjusting to the use
of new technologies in the form of digital libraries, reshaping
the existing environs, trying to change requirement of library
users, planning how to circumvent to the onslaught of the
information overload and taking measures to manage the
selection of quality content, contributing to the upscalling of
academic integrity of institutions, among a variety of issues
Figure: 10 National Convention of Convention on
that necessitate change-management principles to be adopted
knowledge, library and Information Networking to serve library users better. In this regard, the 21st National
(NACLIN) at GITAM University, Visakhapatnam. Convention on Library and Information Networking – NACLIN
2018 on the theme “Managing Strategies and Technologies
for Advancing Scope and Services of Libraries” was organised by DELNET in collaboration with
the GITAM, Visakhapatnam at the Sai Priya Beach Resort, Visakhapatnam from October 04th-06th,
2018. It was inaugurated on October 04th, 2018 by the Chief Guest Prof. K. S. Chalam, Former Vice
Chancellor, Dravidian University, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh. The Guest of Honour was Dr. A. R. D.
Prasad, Professor and Head, Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC), Bengaluru. The
inaugural session started by paying a humble tribute to Dr. M.V.V.S. Murthy, Founder President,
GITAM, an educationist, philanthropist & politician who had passed away in an accident in USA on
October 2nd, 2018. The venue was shifted from GITAM, Visakhapatnam to Hotel Sai Priya Beach Resort
as the University had declared 7 days mourning in the campus. Dr. G. Naga Ratna Mani, Organising
Secretary, NACLIN 2018 and Librarian, GITAM, Visakhapatnam delivered the welcome address.
She thanked DELNET for collaborating with GITAM, Visakhapatnam to organise NACLIN 2018.
The convention was attended by Shri S. K. Tiwari, Librarian, NIDM and expressed his views on the
same. NACLIN 2018 discussed on how new technologies and management principles are adopted in
order to offer better services to library users and the authorities that expect collection, management
and dissemination of quality content and services to their patrons.
6.2.14 NIDM and NIH Roorkee signs Memorandum of Understanding

In order to strengthen and foster academic and policy advocacy cooperation in area of water resources
based DRR, focusing on flood risk management, drought risk management, integrated reservoir
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operation and climate change sponsored by NIDM for Govt.

Officials, engineers, town planners, local administration,
disaster management officials, PSUs, academicians,
researchers, civil society organizations etc. NIDM has
joined hands with the NIH (National Institute of Hydrology)
Roorkee. Areas of cooperation also include collaborative
Ph.D. programme, training, research, policy planning,
documentation, publications etc. MoU has been signed
between Shri B. H. Anil Kumar, Executive Director, NIDM and
Figure: 11 NIDM-NIH Roorkee signs MoU
Dr. S. K. Jain, Director, NIH Roorkee on 8th October 2018, and
the process had been coordinated by Dr. A. D. Kaushik and Dr. Anil K. Gupta, HoD, ECDRM of NIDM.
6.2.15 A Reconnaissance Report on Capacity Assessment of Kerala State for Landslides Risk
Reduction and Management, 09th-11th October 2018
A reconnaissance visit has been made by Dr. Surya Prakash, Head Geo-meteorological Risk
Management Division, NIDM to the Kerala state during 09th-11th October 2018 to get a rapid
assessment of the landslides related initiatives and capacities in post disaster situation. In this
regard, meetings have been held with the officials from the relevant departments like Geological
Survey of India (GSI), National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS), Department of Geology,
University of Kerala, Institute for Land and Disaster Management (ILDM), UNDP Coordinator
Ms. Rita and Environmental specialist Mr. Easa along with Mr. Manish Mohan Das and Shri Rajaram
Mahendra, UNICEF, Additional Chief Secretary (Economics and Planning), Dr. Vishwas Mehta, IAS,
Additional Chief Secretary (Revenue and Disaster Management), Shri P.H. Kurian, IAS and Member
Secretary Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA), Dr. Sekhar L. Kuriakose as well as
local administration in the hill districts.
6.2.16 NIDM and FRI (FRI University) Signs Memorandum of Understanding, at NIDM office,
New Delhi on 15th October 2018
In order to strengthen and foster academic and policy
advocacy cooperation in area of forestry and natural
resource based DRR, focusing on forest fire, pests, slope
erosion mitigation, disaster management in protected
areas and zoo, etc. climate resilience w.r.t. communities
and ecosystems, etc. NIDM has joined hands with the
Forest Research Institute (FRI University) Dehradun. Areas
of cooperation also include collaborative Ph.D. programme,
Figure:12 NIDM and FRI (FRI University) Signs
Memorandum of Understanding, at NIDM office,
training, research, policy planning, publications, etc. MoU
New Delhi has been signed between Shri B. H. Anil Kumar, Executive
Director, NIDM and Dr. Savita, Director, FRI Dehradun in a
meeting at NIDM office on 15 October 2018, and the process has been coordinated by Dr. A. D.
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Kaushik and Dr. Anil Gupta, faculty of NIDM. Other faculty members Dr. Santosh Kumar, Dr. C. Ghosh,
Dr. Surya Parkash, Shri Ashish Sharma (Second-in-Command - Admin), Shri Anil Shekhawat (Deputy
Commandant - Trg.) were also present.
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6.2.17 NIDM observed the Vigilance Awareness Week from 29th October to 3rd November, 2018
On the occasion of Vigilance Awareness Week from 29th
October to 3rd November, 2018, Shri Anil Shekhawat, Deputy
Commandant & Head (Training & IT) on 29.10.2018 administered
the ‘Integrity Pledge’ to the faculty and staff members of NIDM
to fight against corruption in all walks of life and commit to
highest standards of honesty and integrity.
Figure: 13 Vigilance Awareness Week
6.2.18 NIDM observed Rashtriya Ekta Diwas on 31st October 2018

On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel being observed as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity
Day), Shri B. H. Anil Kumar, Executive Director, NIDM on
31st October 2018 administered a pledge to the faculty and staff
members of NIDM to maintain the unity and integrity of the
country.
Figure: 14 Rashtriya Ekta Diwas
6.2.19 NIDM and Andhra University Signs Memorandum of Understanding on 1st November 2018
In order to strengthen and foster academic and policy advocacy
cooperation in area of Disaster Management, NIDM and Andhra
University sings memorandum of understanding. The process
of signing the MoU was coordinated by Pro. C. Ghosh &
Dr. A. A. Khan.
Figure: 15 NIDM and FRI (FRI University)

Signs Memorandum of Understanding, at
NIDM office, New Delhi
6.2.20 NIDM participated in Climate Jamboree on 2nd November 2018

The TERI University Delhi organized a Mega Event “Climate
Jamboree” during 01st-03rd November, 2018 at Tyagraj Stadium,
New Delhi, wherein more than 10,000 participants primarily
youth from 15 to 25 years age group participated. The Event was
focused on creating awareness. NIDM joined hands with TERI
University and organized an event “Resilient India: Disaster Free
India” with cash rewards to Quiz Winners. Shri Kamal Kishore,
Figure 16: NIDM participated in Members NDMA was the guest of Honour of the event.
“Climate Jamboree”
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6.2.21 NIDM and NIT Karnataka at Surathkal Signs Memorandum of Understanding
To strengthen the academic and policy advocacy in the area

of disaster risk reduction, a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) was signed between NIDM and National Institute of
Technology Karnataka (NITK) at Surathkal. The MOU was
signed by Executive Director NIDM Shri B. H. Anil Kumar and
Prof. K Uma Maheshwara Rao, Director of NITK on November
17th, 2018. The process of signing the MOU between the two
Figure 17: NIDM and NIT Karnataka at Surathkal organisations had been coordinated by Dr. Amir Ali Khan.
Signs MoU
6.2.22 International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) Meetings, International Programme on

Landslides (IPL) Symposium and Preparatory Meetings of World Landslide Forum (WLF) 5 during
01st-04th December 2018 at Kyoto, Japan
International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) is a non-

profitable international non-governmental scientific
organization supported by UNESCO, WMO, FAO, UNISDR,
UNU, ICSU etc. to promote landslide risk reduction for societal
and environmental benefits and to do capacity development
in this field. ICL was registered as a legal body under
Japanese law for non-profit organizations in August 2002 in
the Government of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Landslides have
Figure:18 ICL Meetings, IPL Symposium and
Preparatory Meetings of WLF5 at Kyoto, Japan become a growing concern due to unfavourable impacts of
adverse climate changes, unscientific developments and
unplanned urbanizations in the hilly terrains. A recent study published by the University of Sheffield
indicates that so far this century over 50,000 people have lost their lives in landslides.
The 5th World Landslide Forum (WLF5) will be organized in Japan to achieve a mid-term review
and assess progress made in the implementation of the partnerships, in order to pursue further
and enhance thereafter efforts towards landslides risk reduction. The Kyoto 2020 Commitment for
global promotion of understanding and reducing landslide disaster risk may be launched at WLF5
as a long term, wider and stronger framework for the global landslide risk reduction network.
National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) has been an institutional member of International
Consortium on Landslides (ICL) from 2010 to 2014 and again renewed its membership from August
2018 onwards. As the current institutional member of ICL, NIDM has participated in the 2018
ICL-IPL Kyoto Conference during 01st- 04th December 2018 at Kyoto, Japan Dr. Surya Prakash Head,
Geo-Meterolgoical Risk Management Division was deputed officially to participate in this meeting.
The visit was successful in terms of active participation in the ICL-IPL symposium and learning from
the experiences of other experts from other countries. The meeting offered good opportunities for
enhancing interactions and discussions at global level in the field of landslides risk reduction as well
as possible contribution / representation from the country.
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6.2.23 Educational visit of the Students of the St. Stephens’ Hospital College of Nursing
NIDM had organised an interactive session for the students of the St. Stephens’ Hospital College of
Nursing on January 10th, 2019. Three MSc Nursing students along with a teacher visited NIDM to
familiarise themeslves about the disaster risk reduction activities and to know much about the role
of NIDM. Dr. Amir Ali Khan coordinated the event and made a presentation on the comprehensive
disaster management practices including the institutional mechanism prevailing at national level.
Prof. Chandan Ghosh also interacted and answered the questions raised by the visiting team.
6.2.24 UGC Working Group meetings to develop the Module Curriculum
Two working group meetings have been held till date by

NIDM-UGC collaboration regarding developing Model
Curriculum on Disaster Management across interdisciplinary
and professional streams/ schools. Model curriculum for
few professional streams was discussed and valuable inputs
contributed by experts invited from various subject arenas.
Figure 19 : NIDM Faculty Members along with

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Demand No. 46: 2245 Relief on account of Natural Calamities (Major Head)
2. Whether recurring or non-recurring grants: recurring and non-recurring
3. Grants position at the beginning of the Financial year 2018-19
(i) Cash in Hand/Bank:- 2,54,14,020,41/-
(ii) Unadjusted advances
(iii) Total :- 2,54,14,020,41/-
4. Details of grants received, expenditure incurred and closing balances: (Actuals)
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ChapteR 8
Annexures
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Chapter 8: Annexures
List of Annexures
8.1 Annexure-I : List of Members of the Institute Body
8.2 Annexure-II : List of Members of the Governing Body of the Institute
8.3 Annexure-III : List of Training programmes conducted by NIDM
(face-to-face & Online)
8.4 Annexure-IV : List of Interns engaged during 2018
8.1 Annexure-I: List of Members of the Institute Body

(The Disaster Management (National Institute of Disaster Management) Rules 2006, Section – 3)
S. No. Members
1. The Minister in charge of the Ministry or Department of the Central Government having
administrative control of disaster management, who shall be the president, ex officio;
2. The Vice-Chairperson of the National Authority who shall be the vice-president, ex officio;
3. One member of the National Authority;
4. Chairperson of the National Executive Committee, that is, the Secretary to the Government of
India in charge of the Ministry or Department of the Central Government having administrative
control of disaster management, ex officio;
5. The secretary of the Government of India in charge of the Ministry or Department of the Central
Government having administrative control of expenditure, ex officio;
6. The secretary to the Government of India in charge of the Ministry or Department of the Central
Government having administrative control of agriculture, ex officio;
Government having administrative control of External Affairs, ex officio;
Government having administrative control of Health, ex officio;
Government having administrative control of Science & Technology, ex officio;
Government having administrative control of Atomic Energy, ex officio;
Government having administrative control of space, ex officio;
Government having administrative control of ocean development, ex officio;
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S. No. Members
13. Secretary/Special Secretary/Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary, as the case may be, to the
Government of India dealing with disaster management in the ministry or the department of the
central government having administrative control of disaster management, ex officio;
14. Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser/ Joint Secretary and Financial Adviser, as the case
may be, to the Government of India dealing with disaster management in the ministry or the
department of the central government having administrative control of disaster management, ex
officio;
15. Secretary/Additional Secretary, as case may be of the National Disaster Management Authority,
ex officio;
16. Director General, National Disaster Response Force, ex officio;
17. Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff, Doctrine Organisation & Training (DOT), IDS, HQ
Integrated Defence Staff, Ministry of Defence, ex officio;
18. Two Secretaries of State Government in charge of Disaster Management
19.
20. One Vice chancellor from the universities;
21. Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie;
22. Director, Sardar Vallabah Bhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad ;
23. Director General, India Meteorological Department, ex officio;
24. Two Directors one each, from any Indian Institute of Management and any Indian Institute of
Technology;
25.
26. Chairman, Central Water Commission, ex officio;
27. Director, Indian Institute of Public Administration, ex officio;
28. Director General, Indian Council of Agriculture Research, ex officio;
29. One Director General from the Administrative Training Institutes or State Institutes of Rural
Development;
30. Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research, ex officio;
31. Two Eminent Person from field of Disaster Management, Public Administration, Information
32. Technology, Medicine etc.
33. Two Expert, One each from Banking and Insurance Sector
34.
35. Two presidents or Heads, by whatever name called, from the Industry Associations or Federations
36. of all- India-level which is the opinion of the central government are capable of representing the
industry, trade or commerce;
37. Two presidents or Heads, by whatever name called, from non Governmental organizations which
38. is the opinion of the central government are active or effective in the Disaster management
activities, or are capable of representing such activities;
39. One Head from Science and Technology institutions;
40. One Head from Medical or Health institutions;
41. One Professor, National Institute of Disaster Management,
42. The Executive Director, National Institute of Disaster Management, ex officio;
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8.2 Annexure-II: List of Members of the Governing body of the Institute

(The Disaster Management (National Institute of Disaster Management) Rules 2006, Section – 6)
S. No. Name & Address

1. The Vice-Chairperson of the National Authority who shall be the chairperson, ex officio;
2. The secretary to the Government of India in-charge of the Ministry or Department of the Central
Government having administrative control of disaster management, who shall be the vice-
chairperson, ex officio;
3. The Secretary or special secretary or Additional Secretary or Joint Secretary as the case may be,
to the Government of India dealing with disaster management in the Ministry or Department of
the Central Government having administrative control of disaster Management, ex officio;
4. The secretary to the Government of India in-charge of the Ministry or department of the central
government having administrative control of expenditure, ex officio;
5. The secretary or additional secretary, as the case may be of the National Authority, ex officio;
6. The Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser/ Joint Secretary and Financial Adviser, as the case
may be, to the Government of India dealing with finance of the ministry or the department of the
central government having administrative control of disaster management, ex officio;
7. One member from amongst the members of the institute representing the State Government;
8. One member of the institute representing the universities;
9. Two member of the institute representing the Indian Institute of Technology and the Indian
10. Institute of Management;
11. One member of the institute representing a science and technology institutions;
12.
Two members from amongst the member of the institute representing the department of Space,
the department of Atomic Energy, the department of Science and Technology, the Central Water
13. Commission and the Indian Council of Indian Research; and
14. The Executive Director of the institute, ex officio.
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8.3 Annexure-III: List of Training programmes conducted by NIDM

(face-to-face & Online)
S. Name of Course Venue Date(s) Coordinator (s) No. of

No. Participants
1. Knowledge Management for DRR NIDM, New Delhi 23rd-27th Surya Parkash 29
and Resilience April
2. Mainstreaming Disaster Risk NIDM, Southern 1st-4th Chandrani 21
Reduction into City Planning Campus May Bandyopadhyay
Process (Vishakhapatnam) Shekher Chaturvedi
3. School Safety Plan & Non – NIDM, New Delhi 1st-4th Amir Ali Khan 28
Structural Safety Audits May
4. Psycho-social care in disaster NIDM, New Delhi 14th-18th Ajinder Walia 20
management (for NDRF) May
5. Disaster Emergency Plan & NIDM, New Delhi 4th-8th June Chandan Ghosh 28
LiDAR Mapping Survey Amir Ali Khan
6. Flood Risk Management NIDM, New Delhi 11th-15th A D Kaushik 35
June
7. Early Warning & Communication NIDM, New Delhi 18th-22th Surya Parkash 15
June
8. Prefabricated & Light weight NIDM, New Delhi 25th-29th Chandan Ghosh 21
construction technology June
9. Incident Response System (IRS): NIDM, New Delhi 25th-29th Santosh Kumar 37
Basic & Intermediate June
10. Incident Response System (IRS): NIDM, Southern 9th-13th July Santosh Kumar 29
Basic & Intermediate Campus (Bapatla) Shekher Chaturvedi
11. Village Disaster NIDM, New Delhi 9th-13th July Sushma Guleria 39
Management Plan
12. Earthquake Resistant NIDM, New Delhi 16th-20th July Amir Ali Khan 28
construction practices &
recent building codes
13. Incident Response System (IRS): YASHADA, Pune 16th-20th July Shekher Chaturvedi 24
Basic & Intermediate
14. Communication During NIDM, Southern 16th-20th July A D Kaushik 24
emergency/ disaster situations Campus (Bapatla)
15. PM Agenda 10: Disaster NIDM, New Delhi 17th-18th July Anil Kumar Gupta 79
Management Plan of Sectors &
Central Ministries / Departments
16. TOT on Urban Risk Mitigation: NIDM, New Delhi 23rd-27th Chandrani 17
Making Cities Resilience July Bandyopadhyay
17. Post Disaster Needs Assessment SDMA, Bihar 30th-31st July Santosh Kumar 40
(PDNA)
18. ToT Programme on Integrating NIDM, New Delhi 6th-10th Sushma Guleria 34
DRR & CCA into Rural August
Developments Policies and
Programmes
19. Extreme Weather events NIDM, Southern 6th-10th Surya Parkash 27
Campus (Bapatla) August
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20. Gender and Disaster NIDM, New Delhi 27th-31st Ajinder Walia 26
Management August
21. Incident Response System (IRS): HIPA, Himachal 17th-20th Shekher Chaturvedi 22
Basic & Intermediate Pradesh September
22. Disaster Risk Communication NIDM, New Delhi 24th-28th Surya Parkash 46
through HAM September
23. Incident Response System BIPARD, Bihar 8th-12th Shekher Chaturvedi 33
(IRS): Basic & Intermediate in October
association with BSDMA
24. Earthquake Risk Mitigation & NIDM, Southern Campus 8th-12th Amir Ali Khan 58
Management (Andhra University, October Chandan Ghosh
Vishakhapatnam)
25. Management of Crowd at Large NIDM, Southern 23th-26th Shekher Chaturvedi 15
Congregations Campus (Bapatla) October
26. Media & Communication NIDM, 23th-26th Chandrani 11
New Delhi October Bandyopadhyay
27. Drought Mitigation & NIDM, Southern 22nd-26th Surya Parkash 23
Management Campus (Bapatla) October
28. Integrating Coastal Zone NIDM, 29th Sushma Guleria 41
Management for DRR Southern Campus October
(ILDM Kerala) 2nd
November
29. Community Based Disaster NIDM, 29th Ajinder Walia 43
Management New Delhi October
2nd
November
30. Trg Prog on Disaster RSTC Canara Bank, 29th Santosh Kumar 17
Management for Security Gurugram October Shekher Chaturvedi
Officials of Canara Bank 2nd
November
31. ToT programme on Role of NIDM, Southern 12th-16th Shekher Chaturvedi 42
Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) Campus (Bapatla) November Chandrani
in Disaster Management Bandyopadhyay
32. Mainstreaming, Flood & Drought ATI, 12th-16th A D Kaushik 33
Resilience: Planning and Practices Maysore November Anil Kumar Gupta
33. Evaluation and Retrofitting of NIDM, 12th-16th Chandan Ghosh 34
Structures New Delhi November Amir Ali Khan
34. Cultural Heritage & Risk YASHADA, 26th-30th Chandrani 23
Mitigation & Management Pune November Bandyopadhyay
35. Rapid Visual Screening (RVS) NIDM, 26th-30th Amir Ali Khan 30
existing urban establishment in New Delhi November
earthquake prone area
36. Incident Response System (IRS): NIDM, 3rd-7th Santosh Kumar 18
Incident Commander, and New Delhi December
Planning Section Chief
37. Culture of Safety NIDM, 12th-14th Sushma Guleria 26
through Education & Knowledge New Delhi December
38. Environment and Disasters: Law, NIDM, 18th-20th Anil Kumar Gupta 44
Tools & Practice (with MOEFCC & New Delhi December
DST) DIA Integration with EIA
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39. Trg Prog on Disaster RSTC Canara Bank, 14th-18th Santosh Kumar 21
Management for Security Gurugram January Shekher Chaturvedi
Officials of Canara Bank
40. Environmental-Health VMMC 15th-17th Anil Kumar Gupta 58
in Disasters and Emergencies January
41. Post Disaster Needs Assessment NIDM, Southern 21st-23rd Santosh Kumar 67
(PDNA) Campus (Karnataka) January Shekher Chaturvedi
42. Flood and Drought Risk NIH, 21st-25th A D Kaushik 42
Management Roorkee January
43. Incident Response System (IRS): NIDM, 28th Santosh Kumar 23
Operations Section Chief and New Delhi January Shekher Chaturvedi
Logistic Section Chief 1st
February
44. Hospital Disaster Management NIDM, 4th-8th Amir Ali Khan 58
Plan New Delhi February
45. Integration of CCA and DRR NIDM, Southern 4th-8th Sushma Guleria 45
into Rural Development Campus (NIRD&PR, February
projects & Programmes Hyderabad)
46. Integrating Disaster Risk NIDM, 18th-22nd v Surya Parkash 43
Reduction into Sustainable New Delhi
Development Goals (SDGs) w.r.t.
Sendai Framework and COP 21
47. Forest Fires Risk Mitigation and FRI, 4th-8th A D Kaushik 25
Management Dehradun March
48. Earthquake Vulnerability NIDM, 5th-7th Chandan Ghosh 37
assessment of Central New Delhi March
Government establishment in
Delhi
49. Community Based Disaster NIDM, Southern 11th-15th Ajinder Walia 44
Risk Management Campus March Surya Parkash
(Vishakhapatnam)
50. Supply Chain Management & NIDM, 12th-15th Santosh Kumar 32
Long Term Recovery pre, during New Delhi March Shekher Chaturvedi
& Post Disaster Scenario
51. National level Training Course NIDM, 18th-19th Surya Parkash 35
on “Landslide Mitigation and New Delhi March
Detailed Project Report (DPR)
Preparation” jointly with NDMA
52. Flood Risk Management w.r.t. NIDM, 26th-28th A D Kaushik 40
Climate Change New Delhi March
1730
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Online Courses for the year 2018-19
S. No. Course Name Course Duration No. of

Participants
1. Comprehensive Disaster Risk 30th July 22
Management Framework 9th September, 2018
2. Comprehensive Disaster Risk 10th October 20
Management Framework-1 9th November, 2018
3. Comprehensive Disaster Risk 18th March 29
Management Framework-3 28th April, 2018
4. Community Based Disaster Risk 30th March 34
Management 26th April, 2018
5. Risk Analysis 30th March 41
26th April, 2018
Total 146
Workshops/Orientation/Miscellaneous Courses for the year 2018-19

S. Name of Course Venue Date(s) Coordinator(s) No. of
No. Participants
1. Orientation training for using NIDM, 4th April Dr. Surya Parkash 10
online Nominations Process New Delhi
2. Orientation training for NIDM, 29th May Dr. Surya Parkash 10
using online Nominations New Delhi
Process
3. Training of AFMC NIDM, 6th Dr. Surya Parkash 11
Resident doctors New Delhi September
4. ToT on Landslide HIPA, Shimla 5th-6th Dr. Surya Parkash 28
Mitigation October
5. Training workshop on Room No 62, 15th Dr. Surya Parkash 60
Disaster Management Parliament November
House, New
Delhi
Total 119
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8.4 Annexure-IV: Details of Interns engaged during 2018

Sl. Name of Interns Topic of Internship Name of Mentor
No.
1. Sh. Athul A Vulnerability of Arabian Sea towards Dr. Sushma Guleria,
Cyclonic Storms and its impacts on Assistant Professor
Coastal Communities in South Kerala-
Thiruvananthapuram
2. Shri Saibal Sarkar Study of Climatic Variability induced by Dr. Chandrani Bandyopadhyay,
Urbanization in Delhi Assistant Professor
3. Shri Arun Verma Hazard and Vulnerability Assessment Shri Shekher Chaturvedi,
of Rajiv Chowk Metro Station, New Assistant Professor
Delhi
4. Ms. Ojasvi Goyal Towards Building Economic Resilience Dr. Santosh Kumar,
Professor & HoD
5 Ms. Atisha Sood Public Health & Disaster Risk Dr. Anil Kumar Gupta,
Management – Integration Associate Professor & HoD
Opportunities and Scoping :
Indian Context
6 Sh. Nitish Barole Leave No One Behind: Disability- Shri Anil Shekhawat,
Inclusive Disaster Risk Management Dy Commandant (Admin &Trg.)
7. Ms. Janya Kapahi Impacts of Natural Hazards on Tourism Dr. A.D. Kaushik,
& Development – A Case Study of Research Associates
Uttarakhand Disaster 2013
8. Ms. Kanak Dhaka Waste to Flood; Increasing Solid Waste Shri Anil Shekhawat,
A Leading Factor in Urban Flooding Deputy Commandant
(Admin & Trg.)
9. Ms. Khushboo Application of Geo-Informatics Dr. Surya Parkash,
Dungdung for Landslides Studies and Risk Associate Professor& HoD
Management
10. Ms. Jyoti Mishra Cross-Cultural Vulnerability of Women Dr. Santosh Kumar,
Professor& HoD
11. Ms. Yuirin Assessment of change in water bodies Dr. Anil Kumar Gupta,
Khamrang and Build-Areas using Remote sensing Associate Professor & HoD
in Haridwar District with reference to
Flood Disaster-2013
12. Mr. Sudhanshu Human Elephant Conflict in Jharkhand Dr. Anil Kumar Gupta,
Kumar Sharma Tracking the Root Causes Associate Professor & HoD
13. Ms. Gowhar Disaster Management Plan: Dr. Amir Ali Khan,
Farooq Wani University of Kashmir Assistant Professor
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ANNUAL

National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)

Resilient India - Disaster free India

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT

National Institute of Disaster Management

“To be a premier Institute

VISION risk mitigation and

6.1.1 Academic Seminar on “Industrial/Chemical Risk Management Strategies” by 41

6.1.2 Special Center for Disaster Research (SCDR)-JNU-NIDM National Workshop 41

6.2 Meetings & Other Activities 56

6.2.11 Educational visit of students from Government Homeopathic Medical College, 60

Abbreviations & ACRONYMS

ADRC Asian Disaster Reduction Center

MHRD Ministry of Human Resource Development

From the Desk of Executive Director

(Maj Gen Manoj Kumar Bindal)

Executive Director, NIDM

Brief Profile of Executive Directors of NIDM during

Shri B. H. Anil Kumar is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer of 1987

Ms Rajni Sekhri Sibal is an Indian Administrative Service officer currently posted as

Shri Sanjeev Kumar Jindal is working as Joint Secretary in charge of Disaster

1.1. About the Institute

1.2 Management Structure

• To facilitate in reducing the incidences and impacts of disasters through:

• To develop training modules, undertake research and documentation in disaster

• To formulate and implement a comprehensive human resource development plan covering

• To provide assistance in national level policy formulation

• To develop educational materials for disaster management including academic and

• To promote awareness among stakeholders including college or school teachers and

1.6 Thrust Areas

1.6.2 Research & Documentation

1.6.3 Policy Studies & Support

1.6.4 Knowledge Integration

Chapter 2: Organizational Setup

2.1. Organizational Structure

ACADEMIC DIVISIONS & SPECIALIZED CENTRES Joint Director

Governance & Geo-Meteorological Resillent Environmental Disaster

FUNCTIONAL COORDINATION CELLS

Training Conference Consultancy/ DRR Lab & National & International

Planned Academic and Functional Structure of NIDM

Table 2.1: Executive Officers of NIDM

Division wise list of faculty of NIDM is shown in Table 2.2.

Table 2.2: Faculty of NIDM

2. Disaster Response and Recovery Division (DRRD)

ii. Center for Response, Shri Shekher Chaturvedi, Assistant Professor

6. Resilient Infrastructure Division (RIFD)

Dr. Chandan Ghosh, Professor Head (w.e.f. 25.07.2018)

7. Functional Coordination Cell

5. Publication (PUB) i. Dr. Ajinder Walia, Assistant Professor

7. National & International i. Dr. Santosh Kumar, Professor

2.2. General Administration

Table 2.3: Staff of NIDM

2.3. Progressive Use of Hindi

Prize Distribution during Hindi Diwas

Chapter 3: Trainings Programmes

Table 3.1: Details of Training Programme for the Year 2018-19

Figure 3 .1: Details of Face to Face Trainings Conducted in 2018-19

Table 3.2: Details of Training Programme for Last Five Years

Number of Participants Total Number of Trainings

3.3 Training Methodology

3.4 Profile of Participants

3.5 Online Training Programmes

3.6 Self Study Programme

3.7 Internship programme